freenovelworld Chapter 112 Four-Sided Crisis
Chapter 112 Four-Sided Crisis
Qiao Xiao heard the system's voice: "Gu Jinghe, increase favorability by five points, current favorability is ninety."
Qiao Xiao: I'm already ninety, but I haven't done anything.
Lifting her turquoise dress, she walked straight toward the familiar figure and immediately greeted her, "I didn't expect to meet you here, Ms. Elisa."
Elisa smiled kindly: "Hello, Joe, this is my alma mater. Although I didn't end up working in economics or trade, but just in a well-paying job, I will never forget everything my alma mater gave me."
Qiao Xiao looked at her with admiration: "You are so outstanding, Elisa."
Qiao Xiao: Damn it, I can't stand this pretense anymore.
Elisa couldn't see through Qiao Xiao's disguise at a glance, so she continued, "Did he bring you here?"
Qiao Xiao feigned a shy expression, lowered her head, and smiled, "Yes."
Elisa: "Your outfit is exquisitely made and absolutely gorgeous."
Qiao Xiao: "Really? He picked it out himself."
They chatted back and forth, seemingly able to end the conversation with the next sentence, but new topics always emerged, just like close friends who had known each other for many years.
Qiao Xiao looked at her like-minded friend with utter indifference, thinking: I'd like to see how long you're going to keep up this act.
Their acting skills were impeccable; they were at the level of spies.
The system suddenly prompted: "A new plot option has appeared. Gu Jinghe is discussing cooperation with Ke. After the conversation, Gu Jinghe is targeted by Pu Xin's troublemakers. He is being surrounded by a group of people in a corner."
Please make your decision as soon as possible regarding whether or not to seek assistance.
Qiao Xiao: "Of course I'll help. How could I stand idly by?"
System: "Okay, host."
At this moment, Qiao Xiao's body moved involuntarily. She had also received a text message from Gu Jinghe asking for help. She had to go to his rescue. Elisa saw what Qiao Xiao was thinking and stopped her. "What's wrong, Qiao? What happened?"
Qiao Xiao: "I have something urgent to attend to, Elisa, I can't talk to you right now."
Elisa nodded, released her, and smiled, wishing her good luck.
The moment she turned to leave, Elisa's expression changed, and she immediately reported her whereabouts to the organization.
Qiao Xiao immediately located Gu Jinghe, but it was too late. He was already leaning against the wall, covered in bruises. Before Qiao Xiao could ask what had happened, the men who had beaten Gu Jinghe had already set their sights on her.
They all moved closer to her, and Gu Jinghe, despite his injuries and weakened state, said, "Leave quickly."
Qiao Xiao looked at the people who were closing in on her, her eyes cold, and said indifferently, "A bunch of annoying things."
After a brutal and overwhelming beating, Qiao Xiao emerged victorious without even getting blood on her. Her eyes held little emotion as she coldly walked towards Gu Jinghe and embraced him.
Honestly, she really didn't understand why so many people were bothering Gu Jinghe, who was just a college student.
She stepped over the fallen body and walked straight in one direction.
Qiao Xiao: "Where is the infirmary?"
Gu Jinghe told her the exact location, and Qiao Xiao carried him there.
When they arrived at the infirmary, Qiao Xiao gently put him down. However, there was no one there, so she had to search for bandages herself.
But as she searched, she had a vague feeling that something was wrong. It was too quiet here. Even Gu Jinghe couldn't help but ask, "Why is there no one inside?"
Not only the infirmary, but my second uncle's entire building is gone.
Suddenly, Qiao Xiao's soul trembled, as if she had heard something. She stopped what she was doing and listened carefully.
Tick tock.
Qiao Xiao looked at Gu Jinghe with a horrified expression, "It's explosives!"
Qiao Xiao quickly picked up Gu Jinghe, but the door was already locked.
Qiao Xiao: Who on earth is controlling this?! At this moment, a figure appeared outside the door—it was Ke.
Gu Jinghe seemed to see a glimmer of hope: "Science!"
Hearing the sound, Ke quickly turned around and saw the two people trapped inside. "What are you doing here?"
Qiao Xiao: "Could you please open the door and let us out?"
Ke quickly found a tool and tried to pry open the door, but he didn't know that the door was made of aluminum alloy and was extremely sturdy. He could only pry open a relatively small space.
Qiao Xiao managed to crawl out successfully thanks to her coordination and strong physique. She instructed Ke, "Keep an eye on Gu Jinghe. I'll think of another way."
After saying that, she turned and ran off to other places.
After Qiao Xiao left, Ke continued to try to pry open the door, but he easily pried open a large space. At this time, Gu Jinghe was weak and had already fainted. Ke carried him into a secret room in the infirmary.
After entering the secret room, Ke began contacting someone: "Okay, I've safely delivered Gu Jinghe to the secret room. We can begin now."
Just as Qiao Xiao was running, a flash of light appeared, followed by a deafening roar. The teaching building exploded, and Qiao Xiao and Gu Jinghe's figures were completely obliterated.
System notification: "Host, your choice is incorrect. You have achieved the death ending - death by explosion."
Qiao Xiao, enraged and embarrassed, retorted: "Wrong choice! Wrong choice! Heh, how many times has this happened?!"
Qiao Xiao: "Okay, so I'm not going to survive?"
Once again, she returned to the very beginning, back to the time when she was talking to Elisa.
Elisa looked at Qiao Xiao, who was staring blankly, and asked in confusion, "What are you thinking about?"
Qiao Xiao: "I have to go find Gu Jinghe right now. I've realized I really can't be too far away from him."
Elisa: "Hey, wait a minute." She couldn't stop Qiao Xiao's hurried figure.
Qiao Xiao arrived at the place with lightning speed, but unsurprisingly, Gu Jinghe was still surrounded by a group of people, and his injuries did not lessen because of Qiao Xiao's arrival.
Qiao Xiao had reason to suspect that they deliberately put Gu Jinghe in this state in order to lure them to the infirmary. Fortunately, after driving those guys away, Qiao Xiao immediately called the police.
The police officer Qiao Xiao contacted spoke arrogantly: "Hello, how can I help you?"
The same words were spoken, but very slowly, as if the person calling the police didn't care at all.
Qiao Xiao: "Someone here has been beaten. Can you handle this as soon as possible? I called the hospital, but they said they would arrive at the scene in half an hour."
Gu Jinghe's injuries are serious and need to be treated as soon as possible; there can be no delay.
Sure enough, even the second time, she was in the same situation. The fastest thing she could do was to take Qiao Xiao to the hospital, but who would help her? She contacted the charity Lemi.
Lemi was a manager at a charity, and she was also a skilled driver—she was definitely capable—and she quickly drove to the school.
However, Qiao Xiao's situation was more complicated. She wasn't sure if any of the people who came today were people who had planted explosives. So she chose to avoid areas with cameras and crowds, and based on Gu Jinghe's description, she accurately went to a corner, a space in the school that had no walls.
Lai Mi parked the car here, and Qiao Xiao could only try to determine whether he was a good person by trying different methods from one person to another.
So far, Bieber and Alyssa are definitely problematic, while the identity of that Mr. Ko is questionable, but Wang Wanqing can be trusted for the time being.
Qiao Xiao immediately carried Gu Jinghe into the car and said, "He didn't have any broken bones, but he had a lot of abrasions and was punched in the head a few times."
Lemi: "Come to my house, I'll handle it."
Qiao Xiao was very wary of and repulsed by this idea, so despite the risk of death, she agreed to the arrangement, which might mean dying again.
Unexpectedly, Qiao Xiao saw an acquaintance at Lai Mi's house—the policewoman who had comforted her.
Lei Mi quickly got out of the car and told the policewoman everything. The policewoman walked nervously towards the car, glanced at Gu Jinghe's injuries, and immediately said, "Quickly bring him in."
Qiao Xiao dared not let her guard down, because every time she handed Gu Jinghe over to someone else, he would be hurt for no reason, as if the world was there to punish him.
She nodded slightly and carried Gu Jinghe into the room. The room was dimly lit, but it smelled very pleasant.
The policewoman turned on the lights as soon as she entered. She led Qiao Xiao and the others into a room filled with medical equipment and supplies. If you looked closely, you would find some contraband.
Lemi: "I need to check his injuries and take off his clothes."
Gu Jinghe, still half-asleep, suddenly perked up as if he'd been revitalized, even after hearing this. "No way!"
Like a respectable woman, he quickly wrapped his clothes tighter around himself, even clinging to Qiao Xiao's clothes to prevent her from letting him go.
Qiao Xiao: "But your injury can't be delayed."
Gu Jinghe: "No! You haven't even seen my body yet! You can't let anyone else see it!"
His words were tinged with grievance and resolve; taking off his clothes would be like ruining his innocence.
Qiao Xiao looked at the policewoman with a helpless expression: "Let me handle this. You tell me what to do."
The policewoman grabbed Gu Jinghe's arm with her strong hand, demonstrated how to treat the wound, and then instructed, "This is the only way to treat wounds like this. If you see anything more serious, tell the doctor."
The policewoman and Lai Mi exchanged glances, and the two tactfully left, leaving only Gu Jinghe and Qiao Xiao in the room.
Qiao Xiao looked at Gu Jinghe with a helpless expression, only to see that his ears were as red as if they had been dripping blood.