Mental Illness Evolution Manual - Chapter 8

“Long time no see, Gasco.”

Tan Yiyuan’s finger was on the trigger, his eyes filled with intense hatred, if it could become tangible, it would surely tear this villain who had repeatedly disrupted his family life to pieces.

“Tell your people to put down their weapons, or I’ll shoot.”

The cold muzzle was pressed against his head, Gasco’s face twitched, “Didn’t you hear? Put down your weapons!”

“Line up again.” Tan Yiyuan said.

The Black Claw Gang members looked at each other, hesitant. Gasco had just been silent for a moment when he heard the slow click of the trigger, he jolted, and quickly shouted loudly, “Line up, hurry up! Don’t fucking dawdle!”

“I had a lot of things I wanted to say, you know?” Tan Yiyuan looked at him with cold eyes, “But now I suddenly don’t want to anymore, Gasco, you’ll never understand, you don’t have the concept of loyalty in your brain, you only have yourself.”

Gasco’s face changed back and forth, finally settling on a smile, “Why can’t we talk, we’ve known each other for so many years, what can’t we talk about properly?”

“What you’re thinking about right now is definitely not making peace with me, but killing me after you escape this, right?”

Tan Yiyuan laughed twice, and said loudly, “Boss Wang was killed by him, he was murdered by this villain, some of you may have guessed, some may not, it’s none of my business anymore, the Black Claw Gang, I’ve quit.”

“But if, you still have a little bit of loyalty in your hearts, remember Boss Wang’s kindness, remember what he taught you, then think carefully about what you should do in the future, be a decent person, not to extinguish your conscience and help the tyrant.”

Tan Yiyuan pulled the trigger, with a bang, Gasco’s head shattered like a smashed watermelon, the contents inside were a mess.

“The Black Claw Gang, from today onwards, no longer exists.”

Gasco’s body slumped to the ground, like a puddle of mud, the rest of the members looked at each other, neither angry nor excited, but rather a little dazed.

They wouldn’t avenge Gasco’s death, as they had said before.

Tan Yiyuan walked through the fourth-floor hall, which was dilapidated from the gunfight, and found Yan Xianchuan, who was covered in blood, no one wanted to shoot at him during this time.

After a while, one person picked up the gun on the ground and went downstairs, after him, one by one, people left, and soon they were all gone.

“Are you okay?” Tan Yiyuan’s eyes were a little red, as if he was relieved, and as if he had gotten his wish, “Thank you, although I’ve said it many times, but I still have to say, thank you.”

If Yan Xianchuan hadn’t drawn fire in front, he wouldn’t have been able to get close to Gasco so easily.

“I got shot in the leg.” Yan Xianchuan’s expression relaxed, her mood was cheerful, “Don’t worry about it, you go first, the medical team will come to pick me up.”

Tan Yiyuan hesitated, his face a little worried, “Do you really not need me to clean up?”

“No need.” Yan Xianchuan smiled, waved her hand, her demeanor was very tolerant, “Go quickly.”

“Then you must come to my house when you recover, I’ll treat you to dinner.” Tan Yiyuan said solemnly.

“No problem.” Yan Xianchuan said.

She watched the man put down the burden in his heart, and walked out of the mall with light steps.

The place that had been filled with intense gunfire was now silent, the smell of blood, the burnt smell of flesh, and the smoke of gunpowder filled the air.

Yan Xianchuan lay back, resting her head on the pool of blood, the still warm blood soaked through her clothes, bringing a wet and sticky feeling.

She raised her hand, blood dripped from between her fingers, Yan Xianchuan curled her lips, and murmured with a sense of satisfaction, “It’s really good, doing good deeds brings happiness.”

The pain in her leg was like a condiment, adding a touch of flavor to the joy in her heart.

She turned her head, looked at the corpse next to her, whose face was facing this way, his expression frozen in terror, and said as if she was chatting, “Hey, what did you eat yesterday?”

“I didn’t eat dinner, my stomach is a little hungry, any recommendations?”

“Why aren’t you talking, you’re so cold.”

“Wow, your eyebrows are well-trimmed.” She moved over, brushed aside his strands of hair, and leaned in to look, “It’s actually natural, not bad. The shape is pretty good, maybe it’s more suitable for me?”

“Yesterday’s dishes were delicious, but a little salty, by the way, I like to eat meat, do you eat it? Why aren’t you talking, why aren’t you talking!”

The fallen man’s face was frozen with blood, his pupils dilated, like a comical plastic model.

“Is it because you’re dead?” Yan Xianchuan looked at him, suddenly burst into laughter, rolled over, “Oh, right, how can a dead person talk?”

The medical team was still so efficient, she hadn’t been lying there for long, the blood on the floor hadn’t even cooled, when the loud siren sounded from far to near, Yan Xianchuan instantly stopped laughing, lay quietly on the ground, as if she had blended into the environment.

The airship stopped in the air, several people jumped in directly, adding insult to injury to the already broken windows, they looked around, and with all their might, lifted Yan Xianchuan onto the stretcher.

There was also a man in a suit and tie with a refined demeanor, saying comforting words, “Miss Yan Xianchuan, please don’t worry, you are our VIP customer and have purchased the lifetime insurance of our Dongye Company, the medical expenses incurred this time will be reimbursed for you by 80%.”

Even the lines were the same.

She was back in the hospital for the second time, the bullet was removed, she lay in the medical cabin for a few hours, and then she left, not wanting to stay for a second longer.

The sky was just beginning to lighten, the sun peeked out with a golden edge, obscured by clouds, like half an egg yolk.

Yan Xianchuan didn’t rush home, she found a 24-hour store and went to eat breakfast, the rich milk went down her throat, when she had eaten and drunk her fill and walked out of the store, the sun had just risen completely, the dazzling golden light pierced through the clouds, generously releasing its heat.

It was a new day again.

Lu Mingqiu wasn’t leisurely, as an actress, she had to fully utilize her psionic advantage, use her affinity, and shoot a virtual dream movie every year, shoot commercials, take endorsements, expand her influence, and increase her popularity.

The most energy-consuming of these was the virtual dream movie, she had to fully immerse herself in the role, become the character in the movie, so that the audience wouldn’t notice anything unusual when they chose to experience the role.

There were no more than ten people in the world who could shoot virtual dream movies and be the main character.

Fortunately, she was a psionic, which gave her an advantage over other actors.

Besides her public work, she also had to do her real work in secret.

Lu Mingqiu disguised herself and loaded her gun. Her mission tonight was to lead a team to clear out the Holy Healing Church’s stronghold in Wu City.

Black, a hacker in the organization, was the first to notice the anomaly here, and following the trail, he found this place – a packaging factory.

The Holy Healing Church, the running dogs of the chaebol companies, the two organizations have clashed countless times in secret. Black sent a message, “The Gatekeeper” Arman will arrive here tonight.

His psionic ability can imprison people in a virtual other space, and he can also convert the imprisoned people into his own fighting force. His power level has reached S-level, making him one of the Holy Healing Church’s strongest weapons. Countless people in the organization have died at his hands.

Arman usually stays at the Church headquarters, and even when he does act, he is under heavy protection, making him impossible to approach. This time, however, he is acting alone. Whether it’s a trap or not, this is the organization’s only chance to get rid of him.

Black’s psionic ability is data manipulation, with him around, there’s no need to worry about being detected by surveillance or other technical means. Besides him, Lu Mingqiu brought ten people, all psionics. Pepper will stay by her side, the others will draw fire.

She needs to sneak up to Arman under cover, use mental piercing to shock his mind, make him dizzy, even for a moment, Pepper can directly kill him on the spot.

“The target is on the third floor underground.” Black’s voice came through the internal communication, he also sent a building structure diagram, marking Arman’s location.

“There are a total of twenty-two enemies, three of them need extra attention, the redhead on the first floor, an old opponent, and an explosives expert. The Wood on the third floor, he can release a force field, making people slow down, and there’s one more, I judge him to be a psionic, he’s been following Arman closely, he should be protecting him.”

“Is the electromagnetic pulse ready?” Lu Mingqiu asked.

“Ready.” Pepper, whose braids were all tied up, said in a low voice.

“If it comes down to it, use it, don’t worry about attracting the mobile force, then evacuate according to plan three. After communication is lost, contact me using the mental coordinates.” Lu Mingqiu said, “We must take out Arman today.”

“Let’s go.”

The destructive power of ordinary people and psionics is worlds apart. Even the lowest level psionic can play a crucial role in battle.

Similarly modified, similarly armed, but still people with psionic abilities have an extra advantage.

Eight psionics almost destroyed the factory underground at a breakneck speed, the redhead was instantly killed by concentrated fire.

Lu Mingqiu and Pepper came to the third floor under cover, four psionics followed her, the rest went to deal with the people blocking them.

The silver iron gate was blown open, and in the next instant, a figure rushed out like a ghost, its speed was extreme, the eyes could only catch a black shadow, Silver Ring instinctively dodged to the side, then her arm went cold, a sharp pain came.

“She’s fast!”

It was Wood who released the force field, the two of them working together to achieve this effect. One slowing down, one speeding up, if they didn’t come up with a solution quickly, they would inevitably be picked off one by one.

Lu Mingqiu’s heart sank, she ordered through internal communication, “Don’t hesitate, Gold Ring, try to control her weapon, Silver Ring, interfere with Wood, the others provide cover, go!”

Several people rushed in together, inevitably some would become targets, the other party didn’t know how many people they had come with, this was both bait and opportunity.

Lu Mingqiu and Pepper charged into the room half a step behind, the three of them were restrained, Raspberry, who could release ice cones, was controlled by Arman, she was long-range, and Arman considered her the biggest threat.

Lu Mingqiu’s eyes narrowed, invisible mental power turned into spikes, piercing directly into Arman’s brain, without orders, Pepper charged towards him the moment they entered the door, her sharp fingertips pierced through the protective suit, making a cut on his skin.

A one or two centimeter cut, not even bleeding yet, the wound instantly turned black and rotten, the poison spread rapidly, it only took three breaths for Arman to turn into a puddle of pus.

Pepper’s poison was an antidote-less poison.

As soon as Arman died, Lu Mingqiu immediately changed direction, using her mental power to attack Wood, the force field stagnated for a moment, Silver Ring immediately wrapped around him, twisted his neck, the bullets that had been frozen in front of him clattered to the ground, the remaining female speedster was entangled by Gold Ring, without the force field to help, she couldn’t hold on for a few seconds before she died under concentrated fire.

With the psionic user dead, Raspberry was also spit out of the other space, her mind was confused, her eyes were vacant, Lu Mingqiu quickly stepped forward and knocked her unconscious with a hand chop.

And the strongest force user, in order to help Gold Ring resist the attack, had many wounds on his body, and was bleeding profusely.

Lu Mingqiu handed Raspberry to Gold Ring, “Silver Ring, take your arm. Evacuate now, plan one.”

The elevator was destroyed when they came down, they could only climb up from the elevator shaft, the other teammates also dealt with the remaining miscellaneous soldiers, and came to meet them.

Everyone evacuated in pairs, Pepper followed Lu Mingqiu for two blocks before leaving, Su Hong was waiting for her in the safe house.

She changed into a new outfit, and as she changed directions from the underground garage, the sky was just beginning to lighten.

Lu Mingqiu straightened her mask, the sunlight shone on her slightly pale skin, the car had just started, she suddenly curled up in the back seat.

“Slow-release medicine, did you bring it?” Lu Mingqiu’s voice trembled slightly, she forced herself to remain calm.

Su Hong hurriedly opened the driver’s side partition, it was empty, “I used it all up, I’ll go back and get it.”

“No need.” Lu Mingqiu gasped, “Take me to the branch first, Raspberry’s mental state needs to be adjusted as soon as possible.”