Chapter 24

When Lin Yifan entered the world of the School Days plot, on the other side of the Infinite City, Zhou Xin emerged from a police car. Several Infinite City security guards at the entrance saluted him, "Director Zhou, good day!"

Zhou Xin didn't even glance at them as he strode into the security bureau. Most of the people inside were busy with other tasks, and no one noticed Zhou Xin passing by.

Zhou Xin stealthily took the key to the archive room and slipped in while no one was paying attention.

"Hmph, I want to see who this kid really is," Zhou Xin sneered, turning on the computer and starting to access Lin Yifan's information.

He uploaded a secretly taken photo to the computer. In the photo, Lin Yifan was opening a car door, just about to get in when Zhou Xin snapped the picture.

[System identification in progress, facial analysis... Analysis complete.]

The computer system quickly obtained Lin Yifan's facial information and found the matching data of the轮回者 (reincarnator).

"Lin Yifan, huh? Heh, watch me finish you off." Zhou Xin's face twisted into a demonic smile, but a sharp pain shot through his heart as he recalled the undergarments in Natalia's pocket.

The life of a reincarnator was cheap, and Zhou Xin couldn't understand why Natalia would bring an ordinary reincarnator home.

But even if he couldn't understand, it didn't stop him from doing something to Lin Yifan. As long as he eliminated Lin Yifan in the cycle, Natalia would never see that man again.

Zhou Xin's face contorted as he clicked on Lin Yifan's file.

[Warning, insufficient permissions, this reincarnator's file cannot be viewed, requires the highest level of permission.]

"What... What's going on!?" Zhou Xin was stunned. He had intended to browse Lin Yifan's file to find out where he lived and what kind of reincarnator he was, but he never expected Lin Yifan's file to be classified at the highest level of confidentiality!

Zhou Xin was shocked and couldn't recover for a long time. He had never seen a reincarnator's file classified at the highest level of confidentiality.

"Hmm? Wait, this is... School Days?"

Zhou Xin then noticed that the only information he could access about Lin Yifan was related to the world he was in and his rank as a private.

Staring at Lin Yifan's reincarnation, a strange expression crept onto Zhou Xin's face.

Zhou Xin stealthily turned off the computer, not wanting anyone to know he was secretly investigating Lin Yifan. He planned to use other means to eliminate Lin Yifan from the cycle world.

He closed the door to the archive room and strode into the detention center.

Several security guards at the entrance immediately saluted Zhou Xin, and as the director, he lifted his head and said, "All of you, get out. I need to question a few prisoners here."

"Yes!"

The security guards didn't question or doubt Zhou Xin and immediately followed orders to leave the detention center.

Zhou Xin scanned the dozen or so reincarnators in the cells and said, "I have a task. I wonder if any of you are willing to do it?"

A bald, muscular man in a black tank top, leaning against a rusty iron cage, glanced at Zhou Xin, "Isn't this Director Zhou? Why are you in this rat's nest, looking at us lowly reincarnators?"

"Everyone! I don't want to make things difficult for you. In fact, I don't really want to arrest you. The one who wants to arrest you is the prosecutor, my superior."

"Cut the crap. Whether it's Prosecutor Natalia or not, we're in here because of you." The bald man's tone was unfriendly, not at all like a prisoner, because they could pay their bail and leave the next day.

Seeing that he couldn't communicate with the prisoners, Zhou Xin's face darkened, and he decided to get straight to the point, "I want you to kill someone. It's not a free job; I'll give each of you 50,000 after it's done. But there are only four spots. Who's willing to go?"

At the mention of money, some of the reincarnators who had been sitting still immediately stood up.

The bald man wasn't in a hurry and slowly played with his nails, "What, what rank is the person we're supposed to kill? If they're too strong, we won't go to our deaths willingly."

"A private! A private who just entered the Infinite City a day ago. Any one of you could kill him with a flick of your finger!" Zhou Xin bared his teeth, his face twisted.

The bald man's eyebrows raised. This was a money-making job, wasn't it? He turned to face Zhou Xin, "If it's a private, then it's a deal!"

Zhou Xin's face turned sinister as he selected four of the stronger prisoners, equipped them with weapons, and sent them into the world where Lin Yifan was.

The bald man, fully armed, led three subordinates through the dimensional gate into the world of School Days.

The four closed their eyes, adjusting to the discomfort of the spatial transition.

The bald man's eyelids lifted, and his emotionless black eyes focused on a man and a woman not far ahead.

Lin Yifan and the school nurse, Kurakawa Shizuka.

Lin Yifan, unaware that someone was after him, rubbed his chin in thought.

The plot of School Days was simple, set in 21st century Japan, at a middle school called Fujimi Academy, telling the story of how a group of students struggle to survive in the apocalypse.

But now he had encountered the school nurse from the plot, and the location wasn't the school, which meant the plot hadn't started, and the zombie virus hadn't yet broken out. This was the normal society before the apocalypse.

"Bad move, coming here with all this equipment, but the zombies haven't appeared yet. This equipment will draw attention."

"Eh? A-Lin, what are you talking about?" Kurakawa Shizuka tilted her head, looking puzzled at Lin Yifan.

"A-Lin...-sama?" Lin Yifan's forehead broke out in a cold sweat. The school nurse's way of addressing him was strange. Could she be less feminine?

Kurakawa Shizuka circled around Lin Yifan, giggling, "Wow, where did you get this equipment, A-Lin? The gun looks so real."

Lin Yifan followed Kurakawa Shizuka, trying to hold her still. Her chest moving was too much to handle.

Just as he was about to grab her, Lin Yifan's gaze shifted to the bald man.

"Hmm?" Seeing four unfriendly faces pointing guns at him, he thought, "Not good!"

Lin Yifan lunged at Kurakawa Shizuka, pushing her to the ground.

The next second, gunshots rang out. The flower bed where Lin Yifan had pushed her provided cover.

Bullets flew, shattering the flower bed and sending debris everywhere.

Lin Yifan was confused by the attack, not knowing why someone would shoot at him.

At that moment, cars on the street, startled by the gunshots, crashed into each other. The Japanese police maintaining order at the manga exhibition were also shocked, and some quickly drew their guns.

"Little Third, go take care of those annoying Japanese police. I'll take two and finish off Lin Yifan."

"Understood!"

Little Third, armed with two submachine guns, used the cars as cover, sprinting to the police and opening fire.

Two police officers were riddled with bullets, and another was hit in the leg, screaming in pain.

Seeing the police officer trying to crawl behind a car, Little Third walked over, stepped on his back, and mercilessly shot him in the head.

Blood splattered on the road, and the citizens and otaku at the manga exhibition screamed and scattered, causing chaos.

Hiding behind the flower bed, Lin Yifan clearly heard them speaking not in Japanese. They were reincarnators!

"What's going on? Reincarnators are after me? And they know my name?" Lin Yifan, leaning against the flower bed, was puzzled.

There was no time to be stunned.

But at that moment, Kurakawa Shizuka hugged Lin Yifan, trembling, "A-Lin, what's happening? Why are there gunshots outside? I'm so scared..."

Held by Kurakawa Shizuka, Lin Yifan swallowed hard, feeling the softness pressing against his thigh.

"Kurakawa-sensei, please don't move. Leave it to me." Lin Yifan held Kurakawa Shizuka's head, signaling her to let go.

"Eh?" Kurakawa Shizuka looked up, her dazed face, and finally let go.

"Listen, when the time comes, run. The target is me, not you."

The dazed Kurakawa Shizuka nodded, staring blankly at Lin Yifan.

"Do you have a mirror?"

"Yes, yes." Kurakawa Shizuka pulled a mirror from her bag and handed it to Lin Yifan.

Lin Yifan carefully extended the mirror over the flower bed, and through the reflection, he clearly saw the three approaching reincarnators, led by the bald man.

He pulled the mirror back, took a deep breath, and drew his P90.

The three approaching men aimed their guns at the flower bed, advancing step by step.

Lin Yifan was completely pinned down. As soon as he showed his head, dozens of bullets would fly, making it impossible to move.

Just as the situation was turning dire, sirens wailed, and three police cars sped to the scene.

"Damn, more annoying mosquitoes." The bald man picked up an M249 machine gun and opened fire on the police cars.

His explosive muscles, carrying the machine gun, riddled the cars with bullets before the police could even get out.

Hearing the gunshots, Lin Yifan knew the machine gun wasn't aimed at him. He immediately rolled out of the flower bed and opened fire with his submachine gun.

Spent shell casings flew, and the terror of modern firearms was the ability to fire dozens of bullets in a few seconds.

The two reincarnators beside the bald man were sprayed with blood, screaming as they fell. Even the bald man himself was hit in the right shoulder.

Lin Yifan wasn't in good shape either. The two waiting on the other side opened fire the moment he rolled out, and one bullet hit his chest. Even with a light bulletproof vest, it felt like being hit by a brick, and his insides churned.

Neither side had any fatalities. The three on the other side were wearing bulletproof vests, but their limbs were hit by Lin Yifan, and two of them were immediately incapacitated.

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The situation was tense, and the battle continued.