Quick Transmigration: Survive to the End

Before, Ke Xue and the others might not have known who Zhao Manrou was, but after noticing the eerie aura around the Zhao couple and the intimate relationship between Zhao Manrou and Qi Chengyun, it was enough for the boss and the others to put in the effort to find out everything about her.

Because they had investigated, the boss and his team also knew about the close friendship between Zhao Manrou and Shen Ruyin.

To avoid Shen Ruyin suddenly speaking, Ke Xue jokingly asked, "You and she have broken off your friendship, haven't you?"

Shen Ruyin nodded: "They haven't even thought of me, so of course we're still not on good terms."

Seeing that he breathed a sigh of relief, Shen Ruyin said somewhat unhappily, "Boss, you don't need to test me. I've already signed a confidentiality agreement. Even if we walk past each other face to face, I won't tell her what I'm doing."

"By the way," Shen Ruyin asked hesitantly, "did she...did she cooperate with your rivals?"

“Yes,” Zhou said, “we’re going to find the target fireflies before they do.”

"Does she know she's helping bad people?" Shen Ruyin lowered her eyelids, looking as if she wanted to know but dared not know the truth.

This time, the leader carefully replied, "I don't know. We can't infiltrate them, so we don't know the inside story. We only know that your classmate has always been quite proactive in this matter."

Shen Ruyin pursed her lips, feigning disappointment: "I understand."

Since Zhao Manrou and the others had already arrived nearby, they didn't delay any longer. With the leader and Brother Zhou in front and behind, and Shen Ruyin protected in the middle, they headed into the cave.

Throughout the journey, Shen Ruyin did not show much interest.

Ke Xue, who was walking behind her, noticed this and asked her in a low voice, "What's wrong?"

“I just didn’t expect it,” Shen Ruyin said in a low voice, “that my good friend would help bad people and harm the interests of the country.”

Ke Xue thought of many things to say to persuade her, but before he could say them, he heard her say them.

"I don't want to be friends with her anymore."

There was a hint of sulking in his voice, but it also brought a gentle smile to the faces of those who heard it.

They were just teenagers who had come of age; the world was black and white, and they couldn't tolerate anything that wasn't beautiful.

“She is her, and you are you,” the eldest said. “Don’t let other people’s choices affect your mood.”

Shen Ruyin originally thought that Ke Xue would be the first to persuade her, but she didn't expect that it was the boss who spoke first.

Shen Ruyin glanced at the leader, who was walking at the front and illuminating the way with a light, but whose profile and the back of his head were not very well lit. She said softly.

"The boss seems distant, but he's such a gentle person."

"By the way, boss, what's the boss's name?"

Ke Xue was momentarily speechless; he didn't think he had asked this question before.

He noticed that the leader in front of him didn't speak, so he simply said, "The leader's surname is Rong."

Shen Ruyin nodded knowingly: "Boss Rong."

Zhou, who was lagging behind, couldn't help but laugh out loud: "The boss's name is Rong Jin. Rong means 'to be tolerant,' and Jin means 'gentry.'"

Ke Xue misheard: "A promotion?"

“No,” Brother Zhou corrected, “it’s a combination of the radical for silk and the character for promotion.”

"Oh," Ke Xue replied, his voice devoid of any soul, clearly indicating that his mind was empty.

Shen Ruyin said, "When everyone named him, they must have had high expectations."

Ke Xue became interested: "How so?"

“The term ‘jinshen’ used by officials who attended court in the past, and later it became a general term for officials,” Shen Ruyin said, but that was enough for Ke Xue to understand.

At least when Rong Jin was named, his elders had high hopes for his future.

Ke Xue stroked his chin: "As expected of someone who just finished their senior year of high school, they have such a sharp mind that they even know such obscure things."

Although Shen Ruyin knew the term "gentry" not because she was in her senior year of high school, when her knowledge was at its peak, she really couldn't refute it.

“Ke Xue,” Rong Lao shouted, “you give directions.”

Shen Ruyin looked ahead and found that the passageway forked in front of her, leading to two different directions.

Ke Xue went to the front to make use of his lucky charm, while Shen Ruyin's face was shrouded in darkness, pondering why Rong Jin hadn't stopped Brother Zhou from revealing his name.

She was someone who, after finishing this matter, shouldn't have had much contact with them anymore, yet she knew the real name of the Special Affairs Bureau captain. Is that right?

Shen Ruyin didn't believe it was Zhou Ge's mistake.

Ke Xue was giving orders with his eyes closed in front, while Zhao Manrou's movements behind him were getting closer and closer.

Rong Jin turned off the lights, had Sister Li carry Shen Ruyin on her back, and he and Brother Zhou led Ke Xue forward quickly.

Without the lights, the surroundings were pitch black, but Brother Zhou, Sister Li, and the others were not affected at all. In fact, because they didn't have to match Shen Ruyin's pace and tried to appear normal, they walked even faster.

Shen Ruyin only felt the wind whistling past her ears and couldn't tell exactly how far she had gone.

They only slowed down when they could no longer hear Zhao Manrou's movements and saw the flickering light.

Shen Ruyin looked at the flickering light in the corridor, like a light switch being turned on and off, leaned on Sister Li's shoulder, and covered her eyes.

"The light is so bright in the cave, it's really dazzling."

Ke Xue chimed in, "That's right, it's practically like staring directly at a disco ball in a bar."

"I'll go take a look first," Rong Jin told them to stop, and then carefully moved forward.

Within two minutes, the light in the passageway stopped flickering, but the brightness increased. Almost instantly, the area became so bright that it was like looking directly at a strong light, making it impossible to see anything.

Shen Ruyin kept her eyes closed, but she could still feel the power of the light. Ke Xue secretly opened his eyes a crack and said directly, "Oh no, I feel like I'm going to go blind."

Shen Ruyin pulled her mask down and put it in front of her eyes. She felt a little better, but she still didn't dare to open her eyes.

"Sister Li, Brother Zhou, are we just going to wait like this? With this light on, is there really no one controlling it inside?"

Sister Li pressed Shen Ruyin's face against her shoulder, preventing her from lifting it, her words filled with complete trust in Rong Jin.

"Don't worry, the boss can handle it. If we go there, we'll probably just make things worse."

What she said wasn't wrong; after about two or three minutes, the bright light finally went out.

Sister Li released her hand that was blocking Shen Ruyin.

Shen Ruyin pulled her mask down a little and found that the light from earlier had no effect on Sister Li and Brother Zhou, but Ke Xue was still crying with his eyes closed.

"Go inside," Rong Jin's voice came.

Brother Zhou helped Ke Xue, while Sister Li led Shen Ruyin to Rong Jin's side.

Shen Ruyin glanced around and, as expected, didn't see any facilities that could emit strong light.

However, in addition to the lit flashlight, Rong Jin also had a black jar in his hand.

Brother Zhou stepped forward and asked, "Did you catch him?"

Seeing Rong Jin nod, Shen Ruyin's eyes darted around. She remained silent until she was led out of the underground cave by Sister Li and the others. Looking at the surrounding deep mountains and forests, she hesitated to speak.

Sister Li noticed her expression and was about to speak when a large group of bright lights came from this direction.

Have you ever seen a sky full of fireflies?

good looking.

But when they all rush towards you, and you're too close to see anything but insects...

Shen Ruyin felt that she had a phobia of trypophobia.