Bonus chapter! Thank you to Ele3 for the donation! ^^
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The others didn’t say anything, just watched as Ning Mufeng slowly walked towards the edge of the rooftop because they knew what would happen next.
Would Ning Mufeng be willing to let the young man die?
Absolutely impossible.
It’s just deceiving the young man.
As long as one got close to him, the young man could be directly pulled down.
Then they would definitely not give him another chance to seek death.
However, an unexpected turn of events occurred.
Ning Mufeng looked at his pierced heart in disbelief, then lifted his head to gaze at the young man whose heart had also been pierced.
Ruan Qing naturally knew Ning Mufeng’s intentions. At the moment Ning Mufeng approached, he also embraced Ning Mufeng.
Then he pressed the gun hidden in his sleeve.
The bullet instantly pierced through Ning Mufeng’s back, then through Ruan Qing, who was hugging him.
The hearts of the two were instantly shattered, undoubtedly dead.
Ruan Qing showed a brilliant smile to Ning Mufeng, a smile that was clean and without any trace of gloom.
A smile that could make the whole world fade into the background, leaving people astonished and entranced.
Ruan Qing spoke in his mind, ‘System, I will submit the answer.’
‘The culprit is Wang Qing.’
Ning Mufeng, after seeing Ruan Qing’s brilliant smile, paused for a moment, and finally revealed a gentle smile. He kissed Ruan Qing’s mouth, which had started to bleed, with a tender smile.
Intimate tenderness, as if afraid of disturbing time.
Then the two, in an embrace, fell straight from the rooftop.
Others widened their eyes, directly rushing to the edge of the rooftop, wanting to pull the young man back.
But it was already too late.
And even if they pulled the young man back, he would definitely not survive.
Chu Yi and the manager, who arrived last, watched Ruan Qing and Ning Mufeng fall straight down.
Although they accurately landed on the cushion, due to the fatal heart injuries, they had already lost their breath.
[Congratulations, player, for completing the “Bloody Love” dungeon, reward: 300 points.]
[Congratulations, player, for correctly identifying the culprit, reward: 300 points.]
[Congratulations, player, for killing Wang Qing, reward: 500 points.]
[Congratulations to the player for successfully destroying the instance <Bloody Love>, reward points: 2000.]
[Due to the player breaking character, deducting points: 500.]
[Point settlement: 2300.]
The system looked at the calm Ruan Qing in silent for a moment, then spoke softly, [When did you find out that Wang Qing was the culprit?]
‘When Ning Mufeng told me to taint him,’ Ruan Qing replied.
Ruan Qing glanced at the point settlement screen, his gaze falling on the deduction for breaking character. ‘But I already suspected Wang Qing as the culprit when that student jumped off the building.’
The system fell into silence. Did he already know that early?
Ruan Qing chuckled.
How could he not know?
After all, no one would fail to recognize their own methods.
The so-called inability to find clues was just someone intentionally erasing them based on his way of thinking.
So when Ruan Qing saw that phone on the rooftop, he already had a vague idea of who the culprit was.
He just wasn’t sure at that time.
When all the victims contacted Ning Mufeng, in addition to the people he found, one person was always present.
That person was Wang Qing himself.
Ruan Qing had Wang Qing’s memories, so he could immediately recall the scenes where the victims interacted with Ning Mufeng, even coming up with specific details.
It could be seen that Wang Qing had been watching all along.
The reason the modus operandi in the beginning differed from later was probably because Wang Qing had also acquired his memories.
So he killed recklessly, not afraid of being caught.
Wang Qing had confidence in not being caught, and that confidence came from Ruan Qing’s memories.
The phone on the rooftop was just Wang Qing’s provocation; he knew he would go there.
Unfortunately, stupid people, even with his memories, would still remain foolish.
Even if someone deliberately erased the clues against him, so what? As he had said, there would always be traces left behind after committing a crime.
The two of them shared one body. Did Wang Qing really think that he wouldn’t feel exhausted?
His physical condition was so poor that even with good rest, he still didn’t feel comfortable.
Wang Qing was using his body after he fell asleep, so he was almost always in a state of exhaustion.
He also felt an excessive use of mental power, like he forcibly hypnotized someone else.
It seemed that Wang Qing was also troubled by this dragging body of his, going to great lengths to find a helper to commit murder together.
The biggest trap in this instance was Wang Qing’s envy of Ning Mufeng.
Named envy, but it’s actually love.
Wang Qing did indeed love Ning Mufeng.
Growing up in a filthy and squalid environment, Wang Qing’s inner self turned twisted long ago.
For a person steeped in darkness and dirt, it’s hard to resist the presence of cleanliness and sunlight.
So, Wang Qing envied and loved Ning Mufeng at the same time.
But Wang Qing was well aware that he was not worthy of Ning Mufeng, and Ning Mufeng would never love him back.
So, he also envied those who could have close contact with Ning Mufeng.
In the end, he couldn’t bear this torment and took action.
He consecutively killed three people.
Wang Qing’s methods of murder were not sophisticated; he knew that if investigated carefully, he would be found out.
So, he used his remaining time to plan the murder of the last person.
That person was himself.
Using his own corpse to convey a unique confession to Ning Mufeng.
Expressing his twisted love.
Then Ruan Qing came into this body, and Wang Qing obtained his memories.
Wang Qing changed his mind, directly erasing all the traces he left behind in the previous three murders.
Ensuring that no one could find any clues, including Ruan Qing.
Because Wang Qing designed everything against his own thinking and methods, naturally, he couldn’t find any clues.
Ruan Qing only completely became sure that Wang Qing was the culprit when Ning Mufeng told him to taint himself.
At that moment, his heartbeat skipped a beat.
He was truly moved by Ning Mufeng’s words.
Such boring words wouldn’t move him, so it was evident that the one who was moved was someone other than him.
The system had another question, [How did you realize that killing Ning Mufeng is equivalent to killing Wang Qing?]
Wouldn’t the typical reaction be that killing oneself would kill Wang Qing too?
After all, they shared the same body.
Ruan Qing chuckled. ‘Because the main system wants to kill me.’
If it wanted to kill him, it wouldn’t easily let him clear the level.
If he guessed correctly, killing Wang Qing could also clear the level, just like killing Wen Li in the first instance.
Then his method of clearing the level would be too simple; he only needed to be killed by Wang Qing or commit suicide.
This obviously couldn’t be the case.
The main system clearly wanted him to die at the hands of Wang Qing, who possessed his memories.
After all, no one knew him better than himself.
And because it was the same body, Wang Qing couldn’t meet him directly.
If they couldn’t meet, naturally, he would not feel mercy towards him because of his peculiar constitution. So Wang Qing would not hesitate to kill him.
But if he died, Wang Qing would also die.
With the intense affection Wang Qing had in his heart for Ning Mufeng, would he really be willing to die?
Impossible.
In other words, even if he died, there’s a chance that Wang Qing probably would not die.
Ruan Qing speculated that Wang Qing might have the ability to coexist with others, even if the owner of the body died, he could choose a new one.
But it would be different if Ning Mufeng died.
Wang Qing loved Ning Mufeng so much that he would find it difficult to refuse to die with him.
So Ruan Qing speculated that Wang Qing was likely to give up on living.
Clearly, his speculation was correct.
Moreover, Ruan Qing vaguely speculated that the key to Wang Qing seizing others’ body might be related to the people using him to commit murder.
Ruan Qing, therefore, decided to take decisive action. He waited for those who had used Wang Qing for their own purposes.
However, this was only his speculation. It only truly felt real when Li Wen jumped after him during that bridge explosion. Wang Qing must have used hypnosis on the other so he could help him to kill people, among other things.
After all, if one could freely take over bodies, it would be too much like a bug.
System: [You guessed it right.]
Wang Qing indeed could only take over the bodies of those who had used him to commit murder.
So even if Wang Qing tried to possess someone else, it wouldn’t lead to a better outcome; he would still spend the rest of his life behind bars.
Because changing bodies would mean losing the memories of the previous one he possessed.
And without Ruan Qing’s memories, Wang Qing would likely find even escaping from prison extremely challenging.
Ruan Qing closed the game panel, spoke casually, ‘Go to the main city area of the game. I’ll go and take a look.’
T/N: Another arc ending! Yey! That reveal about Wang Qing having an ability might seem out of the blue, especially since the setting of the instance was not supernatural or anything. But let's just chalk it up with the main system wanting to kill Ruan Qing. LOL.
Bonus chapter! Thank you to Ele3 for the donation! ^^
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The others didn’t say anything, just watched as Ning Mufeng slowly walked towards the edge of the rooftop because they knew what would happen next.
Would Ning Mufeng be willing to let the young man die?
Absolutely impossible.
It’s just deceiving the young man.
As long as one got close to him, the young man could be directly pulled down.
Then they would definitely not give him another chance to seek death.
However, an unexpected turn of events occurred.
Ning Mufeng looked at his pierced heart in disbelief, then lifted his head to gaze at the young man whose heart had also been pierced.
Ruan Qing naturally knew Ning Mufeng’s intentions. At the moment Ning Mufeng approached, he also embraced Ning Mufeng.
Then he pressed the gun hidden in his sleeve.
The bullet instantly pierced through Ning Mufeng’s back, then through Ruan Qing, who was hugging him.
The hearts of the two were instantly shattered, undoubtedly dead.
Ruan Qing showed a brilliant smile to Ning Mufeng, a smile that was clean and without any trace of gloom.
A smile that could make the whole world fade into the background, leaving people astonished and entranced.
Ruan Qing spoke in his mind, ‘System, I will submit the answer.’
‘The culprit is Wang Qing.’
Ning Mufeng, after seeing Ruan Qing’s brilliant smile, paused for a moment, and finally revealed a gentle smile. He kissed Ruan Qing’s mouth, which had started to bleed, with a tender smile.
Intimate tenderness, as if afraid of disturbing time.
Then the two, in an embrace, fell straight from the rooftop.
Others widened their eyes, directly rushing to the edge of the rooftop, wanting to pull the young man back.
But it was already too late.
And even if they pulled the young man back, he would definitely not survive.
Chu Yi and the manager, who arrived last, watched Ruan Qing and Ning Mufeng fall straight down.
Although they accurately landed on the cushion, due to the fatal heart injuries, they had already lost their breath.
[Congratulations, player, for completing the “Bloody Love” dungeon, reward: 300 points.]
[Congratulations, player, for correctly identifying the culprit, reward: 300 points.]
[Congratulations, player, for killing Wang Qing, reward: 500 points.]
[Congratulations to the player for successfully destroying the instance <Bloody Love>, reward points: 2000.]
[Due to the player breaking character, deducting points: 500.]
[Point settlement: 2300.]
The system looked at the calm Ruan Qing in silent for a moment, then spoke softly, [When did you find out that Wang Qing was the culprit?]
‘When Ning Mufeng told me to taint him,’ Ruan Qing replied.
Ruan Qing glanced at the point settlement screen, his gaze falling on the deduction for breaking character. ‘But I already suspected Wang Qing as the culprit when that student jumped off the building.’
The system fell into silence. Did he already know that early?
Ruan Qing chuckled.
How could he not know?
After all, no one would fail to recognize their own methods.
The so-called inability to find clues was just someone intentionally erasing them based on his way of thinking.
So when Ruan Qing saw that phone on the rooftop, he already had a vague idea of who the culprit was.
He just wasn’t sure at that time.
When all the victims contacted Ning Mufeng, in addition to the people he found, one person was always present.
That person was Wang Qing himself.
Ruan Qing had Wang Qing’s memories, so he could immediately recall the scenes where the victims interacted with Ning Mufeng, even coming up with specific details.
It could be seen that Wang Qing had been watching all along.
The reason the modus operandi in the beginning differed from later was probably because Wang Qing had also acquired his memories.
So he killed recklessly, not afraid of being caught.
Wang Qing had confidence in not being caught, and that confidence came from Ruan Qing’s memories.
The phone on the rooftop was just Wang Qing’s provocation; he knew he would go there.
Unfortunately, stupid people, even with his memories, would still remain foolish.
Even if someone deliberately erased the clues against him, so what? As he had said, there would always be traces left behind after committing a crime.
The two of them shared one body. Did Wang Qing really think that he wouldn’t feel exhausted?
His physical condition was so poor that even with good rest, he still didn’t feel comfortable.
Wang Qing was using his body after he fell asleep, so he was almost always in a state of exhaustion.
He also felt an excessive use of mental power, like he forcibly hypnotized someone else.
It seemed that Wang Qing was also troubled by this dragging body of his, going to great lengths to find a helper to commit murder together.
The biggest trap in this instance was Wang Qing’s envy of Ning Mufeng.
Named envy, but it’s actually love.
Wang Qing did indeed love Ning Mufeng.
Growing up in a filthy and squalid environment, Wang Qing’s inner self turned twisted long ago.
For a person steeped in darkness and dirt, it’s hard to resist the presence of cleanliness and sunlight.
So, Wang Qing envied and loved Ning Mufeng at the same time.
But Wang Qing was well aware that he was not worthy of Ning Mufeng, and Ning Mufeng would never love him back.
So, he also envied those who could have close contact with Ning Mufeng.
In the end, he couldn’t bear this torment and took action.
He consecutively killed three people.
Wang Qing’s methods of murder were not sophisticated; he knew that if investigated carefully, he would be found out.
So, he used his remaining time to plan the murder of the last person.
That person was himself.
Using his own corpse to convey a unique confession to Ning Mufeng.
Expressing his twisted love.
Then Ruan Qing came into this body, and Wang Qing obtained his memories.
Wang Qing changed his mind, directly erasing all the traces he left behind in the previous three murders.
Ensuring that no one could find any clues, including Ruan Qing.
Because Wang Qing designed everything against his own thinking and methods, naturally, he couldn’t find any clues.
Ruan Qing only completely became sure that Wang Qing was the culprit when Ning Mufeng told him to taint himself.
At that moment, his heartbeat skipped a beat.
He was truly moved by Ning Mufeng’s words.
Such boring words wouldn’t move him, so it was evident that the one who was moved was someone other than him.
The system had another question, [How did you realize that killing Ning Mufeng is equivalent to killing Wang Qing?]
Wouldn’t the typical reaction be that killing oneself would kill Wang Qing too?
After all, they shared the same body.
Ruan Qing chuckled. ‘Because the main system wants to kill me.’
If it wanted to kill him, it wouldn’t easily let him clear the level.
If he guessed correctly, killing Wang Qing could also clear the level, just like killing Wen Li in the first instance.
Then his method of clearing the level would be too simple; he only needed to be killed by Wang Qing or commit suicide.
This obviously couldn’t be the case.
The main system clearly wanted him to die at the hands of Wang Qing, who possessed his memories.
After all, no one knew him better than himself.
And because it was the same body, Wang Qing couldn’t meet him directly.
If they couldn’t meet, naturally, he would not feel mercy towards him because of his peculiar constitution. So Wang Qing would not hesitate to kill him.
But if he died, Wang Qing would also die.
With the intense affection Wang Qing had in his heart for Ning Mufeng, would he really be willing to die?
Impossible.
In other words, even if he died, there’s a chance that Wang Qing probably would not die.
Ruan Qing speculated that Wang Qing might have the ability to coexist with others, even if the owner of the body died, he could choose a new one.
But it would be different if Ning Mufeng died.
Wang Qing loved Ning Mufeng so much that he would find it difficult to refuse to die with him.
So Ruan Qing speculated that Wang Qing was likely to give up on living.
Clearly, his speculation was correct.
Moreover, Ruan Qing vaguely speculated that the key to Wang Qing seizing others’ body might be related to the people using him to commit murder.
Ruan Qing, therefore, decided to take decisive action. He waited for those who had used Wang Qing for their own purposes.
However, this was only his speculation. It only truly felt real when Li Wen jumped after him during that bridge explosion. Wang Qing must have used hypnosis on the other so he could help him to kill people, among other things.
After all, if one could freely take over bodies, it would be too much like a bug.
System: [You guessed it right.]
Wang Qing indeed could only take over the bodies of those who had used him to commit murder.
So even if Wang Qing tried to possess someone else, it wouldn’t lead to a better outcome; he would still spend the rest of his life behind bars.
Because changing bodies would mean losing the memories of the previous one he possessed.
And without Ruan Qing’s memories, Wang Qing would likely find even escaping from prison extremely challenging.
Ruan Qing closed the game panel, spoke casually, ‘Go to the main city area of the game. I’ll go and take a look.’
T/N: Another arc ending! Yey! That reveal about Wang Qing having an ability might seem out of the blue, especially since the setting of the instance was not supernatural or anything. But let's just chalk it up with the main system wanting to kill Ruan Qing. LOL.
