Her Talent for Courting Death Has Always Been Impressive - Chapter 51 Part 2

Meanwhile.

Yang Buqi was urgently driving to Xiangzhang Road. While waiting at a red light, he suddenly remembered something and quickly called Zhu Tang.

It took a long time for the call to be answered. Zhu Tang’s voice came through, groggy with sleep: “Hello?”

“Zhu Tang, it’s Yang Buqi,” Yang Buqi said rapidly. “I need to tell you something. Xu Turan has entered another domain due to an accident. She’ll probably be out of contact for a while, and she might not make it to your next mission. I’m letting you know on her behalf.”

“Huh?” Zhu Tang’s voice suddenly became alert, “How did she end up in a domain out of the blue? Is the situation dangerous?”

“…It was to save someone.” Although he didn’t know the specific situation, to maintain Xu Turan’s reputation, Yang Buqi unhesitatingly pinned the blame on Qu Mian, “You don’t need to worry. It’s actually a ‘box’, with dedicated personnel stationed there, so it should be quite safe. But you know how boxes are, not so easy to leave, so it’ll take some time.”

Afraid that these young girls would worry, he tried to paint the situation in the best possible light. Zhu Tang made an “oh” sound, her voice lowering, lost in thought.

“Alright. I’ve reached Xiangzhang Road, so I’ll end the call here. I’ll keep an eye on Xu Turan’s situation, so don’t worry.” With that, Yang Buqi ended the call, turned the steering wheel, and the car entered the Xiangzhang Road section.

Following the clues left by Xu Turan, he quickly found the entrance to Big Sophora Secondary School. He entered alone and swiftly found Qu Mian hiding in the reception room.

Speaking of Qu Mian—who knows what complex psychological journey he had gone through in this time, but when Yang Buqi found him, he was seriously writing his will by candlelight. If Yang Buqi had come a bit later, he would have finished writing and rushed straight into the darkness.

Yang Buqi, with a complex expression, stuffed the will back into Qu Mian’s pocket: “Don’t be hasty. Things aren’t as bad as you think. I’ll explain everything to you properly. Where’s Xu Turan?”

Qu Mian pointed outside with a bewildered look, then took out the note Xu Turan had entrusted him to give to Yang Buqi. Yang Buqi opened it and saw a request asking him to help her take leave with Zhu Tang if he had a signal, as she might not make it to the next mission.

“She, she also told me to tell you that you can make phone calls by the window…” Qu Mian’s face was slightly pale, “But I tried earlier. My phone couldn’t make any calls.”

“It’s fine. I’ve already taken care of that.” Yang Buqi rubbed his temples, comforting himself with the thought that at least her only phone call was to him…

He adjusted his thoughts, quickly checked the reception room, then left with Qu Mian, carefully walking towards the deeper part of the school grounds.

“Where… are we going?” Qu Mian asked nervously, “Is Fang Xing here too?”

“I’m not sure. First, I need to get you to a safe place, then I’ll go look for both of them,” Yang Buqi said, trying to keep his tone steady. “In a moment, I’m going to hand you over to some people. Just follow their arrangements.”

Although the reception room was a safe zone, just staying there wouldn’t solve the problem. To safely send Qu Mian out of this “box”, the only way was to find the ability users stationed here, follow their arrangements, and abide by the rules—

According to the information he had looked up during the day, people had been drawn into this place before. As long as they followed the rules, they could safely leave here in a minimum of 3 days and a maximum of 1 month.

And if the records were correct, there were two bases completely controlled by ability users, called “Aspiring Study Building” and “Thinking Study Building”…

Yang Buqi stopped in his tracks, looked at the words “Aspiring Study Building” written nearby, and cautiously surveyed the surroundings.

Not far away, the light from a flashlight was swaying. Seeming to sense their presence, someone quickly ran over, then alertly stopped.

“…Students?” the person tentatively spoke, in a steady male voice, “What’s your situation?”

Yang Buqi stepped forward, carefully choosing his words: “Hello. We accidentally found this place. I work at the Ciji Health Center…”

“Ciji Institute?” The other person quickly reacted and stepped forward. Yang Buqi and Qu Mian finally saw his appearance clearly, and Qu Mian’s eyes immediately widened.

It was a very robust man, estimated to be in his thirties. However, he was incongruously wearing a white shirt and plaid skirt, with a photo ID card hanging on his chest, presumably some kind of credential.

Not only Qu Mian, but Yang Buqi was also quite shocked. The man, however, didn’t pay attention to their expressions and waved his hand dismissively: “Come with me. This isn’t the place to talk—are there just the two of you?”

Yang Buqi’s heart stirred: “No, I have a companion who came in before us. Have you seen her?”

“Is it a girl?” The man frowned, “Then I should have seen her. I was in the dormitory building earlier and saw a figure moving below, so I quickly came down to check. But just as I came out of the building, I saw her going towards the other side of the bridge.”

“The other side of the bridge?” Yang Buqi anxiously turned his head to look, “What’s over there?”

“The main building over there is the Thinking Study Building,” the man said. Hearing this, Yang Buqi immediately breathed a sigh of relief: “That’s good. So, there are also ability users there to receive her, right?”

The man, however, gave him a deep look and shook his head.

Yang Buqi’s heart sank: “What’s going on? Wasn’t it said that both the Aspiring Study Building and the Thinking Study Building were under the control of ability users…”

“Where did you get this information? It’s outdated,” the man pointed his flashlight towards the other side of the bridge. “About 2 months ago, there was a major incident here… The Thinking Study Building has fallen, and the fate of the ability users inside is unknown.”

“That area is now extremely dangerous.”

“…” Yang Buqi’s face immediately changed, and he instantly started considering the idea of going to search alone. The man seemed to see through his thoughts and sighed: “The search can’t be rushed. The good news is that there are generally no immediate death events here… We need to think long-term.”

“We’ll also help you think of ways. Come with me first, I’ll take you to register. Then we can exchange information.”

Hearing this, Qu Mian was startled, remembering his strange school invitation letter, and his voice immediately changed: “Re-register?”

“Yes. First, we’ll get you a student identity. Otherwise, your situation will be even more dangerous,” the man explained, then looked at Yang Buqi, “Will there be any more people coming from your side? If so, I can wait here to receive them, and let someone else lead you.”

“…There shouldn’t be any more,” Yang Buqi, still preoccupied with Xu Turan’s situation, shook his head absentmindedly, “I sent a message to my superior before I left to report the situation. But I didn’t request additional manpower.”

“Alright,” the man nodded, “Then follow me. Keep quiet, don’t be startled…”