He Quietly Accepted His Death

Mu Qianmo came back to the room, looking frantic.

"Boss Ren isn't in his room." He told them.

"Really? Where did the Boss go? This isn't a good time for him to disappear." Mizuki Rei glanced outside the windows again.

"I tried looking for him in other rooms but there's no sign of him," Mu Qianmo said.

"I'll go find the Boss." Fu Yangzhu went to go out of the room but Mu Qianmo stopped him.

"No, we can't go out on our own. At most, let's divide into two teams to look for the Boss. We are at a disadvantage right now. People from the army have surrounded this place and we aren't sure if they're here to help us or not."

The others also thought that what he said made sense so they divided the group into two teams.

"I want to be on Qingqing's team." Mizuki Rei cried out in protest.

"The girls and Xiao Ji are with me. Are you a girl?" Lilian Mo taunted as she crossed her arms.

Mizuki Rei made a face. Who is a girl!

Lilian Mo didn't wait for him to answer. "Our group will look at the third and fourth floor." She went to exit the room and they poured into the hallway.

Mu Qingqing smiled at her fiance. "Reirei, I will be back soon!"

"Wuuu... Qingqing, be safe."

Fu Yangzhu rolled his eyes at how dramatic Mizuki Rei was being. He kicked him in the leg. "Little Rei, don't be so dramatic. Qingqing is stronger than you. In fact, you should take care of yourself, not the other way around. Hmph."

Then he also walked out of the room, followed by Mu Qianmo.

Mizuki Rei was stunned. Why are so many people dissing him? He shook his head and also went to follow his team.

Mu Qianmo raised his hand, palm facing forward. Soon, some metal objects flew out of the room and melted into a metal ball in front of him. Before long, the metal ball transformed into a series of steel thorns, floating in the air. As he moved forward, the metal thorns drifted forward along with him.

Behind him were Mizuki Rei and Fu Yangzhu who were following in the rear, keeping a sharp lookout.

None of them had noticed that an invisible figure had been quietly following them, but was keeping a distance from them.

On Lilian Mo's side, they were roaming the third floor and checking each room for any trace of Lu Jingren but this floor has been abandoned just like when they first arrived at the hotel. Each room was filled with dust and dirt.

There were even dead and rotting bodies inside that were half-eaten or mangled by something.

That something was probably a mutant because no human could have been done this, or at least she hopes not. You would be surprised how people would act when they become muddled with despair and desperation.

They could even resort to eating their own kind and even while retaining their human appearance and intelligence, they were capable of cannibalism just to survive.

Lilian Mo felt disgusted by this train of thought. She really hoped that she won't encounter one of those cannibal groups again. There was a limit to how much disgust she could take.

She also did not want to show that kind of horrible sight to the girls or Xiao Ji. Glancing at Zhang Youji, Lilian Mo noticed that he was holding Lin Jiaojiao's hand with a bit of dependency. It seemed that he has taken a liking to her?

That was fine. Lin Jiaojiao can be trusted after all and Lilian Mo could also tell that Lin Jiaojiao has grown fond of Zhang Youji in such a short time that they were together.

Did Zhang Youji saw something in Lin Jiaojiao that made him trust her? It was possible. This was good. Lilian Mo was unable to provide him any sense of comfort and security but since Lin Jiaojiao can do that, then she was no longer worried.

She sighed inwardly. When it came to Zhang Youji, she no longer felt confused. For some reason, she could forget about everything in the past about this child because she thought he was pitiful.

Even when she killed him, he did not struggle and was very accepting of his death.

"Big sister, is this what it feels like to die? After being tired for so long... It's finally so quiet. If I knew it would be so silent in death, I would have chosen to die of my own volition."

If he had struggled and fought against her, and even showed his utmost loyalty to Sister Xi, Lilian Mo would have never felt any regret or guilt when she killed him. But that child who was always expressionless and looked no different from a doll was relieved when she killed him.

He had quietly accepted his death as if he was expecting it, as if he was waiting for it. That was the thing that traumatized her the most.

'He was only a child'

'No, he led so many people to death'

'Lilian Mo, are you crazy? What are you feeling remorse and pity for?'

'Zhang Youji was the reason why you became a slave to that woman'

'It is only right to kill him'

'Don't be sad, Lilian Mo. You did the right thing..'

At that time, she struggled with herself and tried to convince herself that what she did was the right thing to do. Because if she didn't kill him, many others would die instead.

For a long while, Lilian Mo was plagued with Zhang Youji's relieved smile when he died.

That was the first and last humane expression that she saw on his face in her previous life.

Ever since then, she became wary of children and had grown to avoid them.

In this life, she met him earlier, saw that he was still so young and so human. She might not be able to give him love and care like his mother but she could atleast protect him and prevent him from going down the same path.

This was the least she could do for him.

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