Chapter 42

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Chapter 42: Star Death Reality Show (XXV)

In a moment of panic, Qi Leren forced himself to calm down.

Su He wanted to make a deal with him, which was obviously better than pressing a knife to his throat, but as for what he wanted to trade…

Qi Leren’s mind immediately remembered the laptop that had appeared mysteriously and disappeared mysteriously.

He was afraid this was the only thing that Su He cared about.

To think of the skill card that seemed to have been prepared for this moment, Qi Leren’s heart was full of worries.

The choice before him now was clear: give up exploring the secret that may provide behind-the-scenes knowledge for this game and trade it to Su He, and Su He would leave his life; If he refused to trade, Su He would make him “leave his life”.

“I like to talk about cooperation with smart people, because they can always understand my intentions.” Su He looked at Qi Leren with a smile. In the sunlight of Dawn, his beautiful face, which was almost flawless, made people dare not stare. “So what’s your choice?”

“Do you know what it is?” Qi Leren tried his best to ask in a calm voice. He didn’t know Su He’s level of understanding of laptop computers. Maybe he didn’t know that the thing that had triggered the alarm was a computer with the Nightmare Game installed.

The Witch of Lust also showed a curious expression.

“Your laptop. Before I get it, I can’t explain what it is. However, according to my guess, it allows you to choose which looks the most promising out of the countless futures, and from this future, it will allow you to not hesitate in taking risks again and again…” Su He’s smile had a hint of imperceptible ridicule. “Although it is circuitous, it’s one of the few things that it can do for a poor worm enjoying life in prison.”

Just when Qi Leren heard the clouds and fog, Su He’s smile deepened and almost stared at him with tender eyes: “It likes you very much, just like me.”

Creeped out, Qi Leren swallowed, his Adam’s apple bobbed, and his dry throat made a startled “gulp” sound.

Lust laughed and said, “Your Majesty, I don’t think this poor child is willing to be spoiled by you.”

Su He said with a smile: “This is also his charm.”

Qi Leren felt sincerely frightened. The well-dressed man and woman were sitting in front of him, praising him easily and happily. But in Qi Leren’s eyes, they were like two horrible beasts, praising his “deliciousness” without scruple.

Although he was sitting at this negotiating table, he had no right to raise objections, because the strength between them was so unequal that his inner humiliation and anger seemed to be nonexistent voices.

But he had no choice.

Anger was burned out by reason, leaving only the looming wreckage in the embers.

The moment of frustration made Qi Leren unwilling to use that skill card.

Come on, don’t lose sight of the target. He had already paid the price of his life. He didn’t even know what it was? What exactly it was going to do? Why should he lose his life for something of unknown origin that had repeatedly put him in trouble?

“But I can’t control it. I don’t know where it is now,” Qi Leren said.

“Don’t worry, it will come to you. As long as there’s an opportunity, it will come to your side in one thousand ways, maybe next time in another copy task. But once it appears, I immediately notice it, so it has to run away quickly to avoid me. It is really an alert little thing.” Su He said, “I thought that after that time, it wouldn’t dare to appear again so soon. Maybe it really couldn’t wait.”

Qi Leren has been able to piece together “it” from Su He’s words: the thing controlling the appearance and disappearance of the laptop and constantly giving him clues to suggest that it was the “goldfish” in the goldfish bowl guarded by Su He.

As for what “it” was, what side “it” was on, and how “it” had come to exist? Qi Leren didn’t want to delve into it anymore. For him, nothing was more important than finding Ning Zhou alive now.

“But there is still a problem, it’s a bit too vigilant. Although while we’re in my field I can guarantee that it won’t know our conversation, if you want to catch it…” Su He’s fingers tapped on the rim of the cup he held. The fingertips tapped the beautiful white porcelain, without a sound.

“If you want to trap it, even if it is only a part, it will require at least a half field, and it cannot be a half field supported by items,” the Witch of Lust said.

The two people looked at Qi Leren together. Su He sighed helplessly, and the Witch of Lust simply shrugged.

“It seems that you still need to train well,” Su He said.

The Witch of Lust nodded heavily.

Qi Leren had a very bad feeling.

“This copy is almost over, although you still have a lot of unexplored content. So, please allow me to use a little privilege to liberate the monster in the glacier beneath the institute. Maybe it can give you some inspiration,” Su He said gently.

“Good luck. If you die, it will cause us a lot of trouble.” The Witch of Lust gave a charming smile.

Qi Leren’s mood at the moment could no longer be described as heavy.

“Then let’s make a paper contract first.” Su He snapped his fingers, and a piece of parchment appeared in his hand out of thin air. He placed it in front of Qi Leren, “Sign your name.”

Qi Leren glanced at parchment and couldn’t help but be stunned.

According to the agreement, Su He would “try every means” to help raise him to the half-field level. In return, after he was raised to the half-field level, as long as this laptop appeared, he would trap it at the first chance and hand it over to Su He.

It didn’t sound like any harm would come to him, as long as he handed over his laptop.

Qi Leren picked up the black tea and tried to conceal his confusion, but he was afraid to drink it, so he had to hold it in his hand and let his heart beat wildly.

What should he do? Did he want to use “Sophisticated Lawyer”? Qi Leren, with his head down, secretly looked at Su He out of the corner of his eye. He was looking at the distant sunrise with an easy grace, enjoying the warmth from the light peacefully.

Qi Leren stared at the parchment intensely. In these short few seconds, his back was soaked with sweat again, and his internal organs were twisted into a ball because of the extreme tension. He had a headache, a stomachache, and even his eyes ached. He tried to take a deep breath, but it was like the water pressure of the deep sea was almost crushing him.

“Poor child, shivering, so scared,” the Witch of Lust said piteously.

Su He smiled meaningfully and said nothing.

If a person has decided to give in, he will not be overwhelmed by fear.

He was afraid, because he hadn’t given in.

Qi Leren signed his name and pushed the parchment to Su He, afraid to look at him again.

Su He picked up the signed contract and showed a playful smile to Qi Leren: “One more thing…”

“What?” Qi Leren asked calmly. He seemed to have completely returned to normal, although there is still a trace of fear in his eyes, but compared with the hand that kept trembling when holding the pen just now, he now was at most like a student who had zoned out in class and was called upon by the class teacher to answer questions.

His acting was good, but it was still a little green. The Devil King smiled and gracefully tore the contract to pieces under Qi Leren’s incredulous gaze. The contract that had been turned into scraps was gently blown away by the breeze and disappeared into the clear sky of dawn.

Another identical contract was put in front of Qi Leren.

“I made a mistake once. I can’t be too careful with little bastards with criminal records like you.” Su He’s dark eyes showed a playful smile. “Now, please sign again.”

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