NCCnovel Chapter 99 The Day You Begged Me
Chapter 99 The Day You Begged Me
Actually, Mi Lan knew Wen Shang before participating in this instance.
This was something even his brother, Mi Yue, didn't know.
Last summer, Mi Yue graduated from university and joined a game company. The company was very close to Mi Lan's home, so during the summer vacation, Mi Lan would help her mother deliver meals to her brother.
Since it was her first time there, Mi Lan didn't know where Mi Yue's project office was. She hesitated for a long time while carrying her lunchbox before finally mustering the courage to ask someone for directions.
That passerby happened to be Wen Shang.
Back then, Wen Shang had even longer hair. When Mi Lan saw Wen Shang's back, she foolishly called him "sister." But when she realized he was a man, Mi Lan was so embarrassed she could dig her toes out of her skin.
Later, Mi Lan learned from Mi Yue that the long-haired man was Wen Gong from the technical department, a super, super powerful big shot.
Mi Yue's project department and Wen Shang's technical department are on the same floor. Mi Lan passes by the technical department every time she delivers food and often sees Wen Shang working alone in his office.
During that time, whenever Mi Lan saw this scene, a question would always pop into her head: Doesn't this man get hungry? Doesn't he feel uncomfortable because he doesn't eat on time?
Summer vacation is both joyful and short. Finally, winter vacation arrives. Mi Lan takes the initiative to deliver food to her brother, wondering if Wen Shang will eat properly when she sees him again.
Unexpectedly, the office I used to pass by every time had a new owner.
Mi Lan asked Mi Yue where the older brother who used to sit there was, wondering if he had been promoted. Mi Yue replied that Wen Shang had resigned because of a conflict of ideas with the boss.
At that moment, Mi Lan felt empty inside, and he didn't know why his eyes were so sore.
I thought I would never see Wen Shang again in this lifetime, until the appearance of Dead Soul Island, until I entered this instance.
He even recognized Wen Shang earlier than Mi Yue.
The man's hair was cut short, and he lost weight.
"He's definitely still not eating properly," Mi Lan muttered to herself.
Mi Yue and Wen Shang were colleagues before and had met each other, so when Mi Yue introduced his younger brother to Wen Shang, Mi Lan mustered up her courage and called him "Brother Wen Shang".
He hoped the man would still recognize him, but then he thought, he and the man had barely exchanged a few words; how could the man possibly remember him? To others, Mi Lan appeared timidly bowing her head, but in reality, she was utterly dejected.
Later, before Mi Lan chose to exchange information with Jiang Lin, she actually stood at the door of Wen Shang's house for a long time, but she really didn't have the courage to knock on the door.
He wasn't actually that timid, but for some reason, he would get extremely nervous whenever he was in front of Wen Shang.
"Thump thump thump!" The sound of his heart pounding could reach his eardrums.
Mi Lan could feel Wen Shang's gaze fixed on her, and nervously clenched her fists again: "Brother and Brother Dajiang are both gone, I... I don't want to cause your death too."
Wen Shang looked at the boy who had scratched his hand until it bled, his eyes slightly lowered, and still asked coldly, "What is your relationship with me?"
"I've heard of people who are said to bring misfortune to their husbands, wives, and children."
"Who are you to think you'll bring me bad luck?"
As the man typed the message, Mi Lan blushed crimson with embarrassment, gesturing wildly with nervousness: "I didn't, I didn't, I... I didn't mean that. I'm sorry... I..."
"Forget it," Wen Shang turned around and coldly uttered his last words: "There will be a day when you beg me for help."
Thirty minutes later, Gudu pulled out, but there was no one behind him. The three players who had followed Gudu inside were all dead.
This news was quite a shock to the players. So when Kane announced that the third psychic to enter was Oramkis, An Zhiwei's face turned completely pale.
The observers who selected Oramkis, including An Zhiwei, totaled four people, including Ming Lailai's teammate Meng Shiyu.
Another long wait ensued. After Oramkis emerged, An Zhiwei and Meng Shiyu appeared in quick succession. Just as the two stepped out the door, a hand suddenly reached out from the darkness and grabbed An Zhiwei's long ponytail. It moved with incredible speed; before An Zhiwei could utter a sound, she was dragged back to Cooper's House in the blink of an eye.
Only Meng Shiyu saw what was inside the door. She screamed in fright, twisted her ankle, and tumbled down the stairs in front of the villa.
Yang He rushed over, grabbed Meng Shiyu, and shouted, "Tell me quickly, what's inside!"
After finally catching up with the survivors, the players who hadn't yet entered rushed over.
"Possess me!" Meng Shiyu blurted out these two words in a panic before being teleported away by the system.
"Possessed by an evil spirit?" Yang He muttered to himself, "Or possessed by a demon?"
The fourth psychic to enter Cooper's House was Emilia. Due to her consistent performance in the previous two rounds, many players chose Emilia, resulting in five players entering the house.
Looking at the group of players, Mi Lan couldn't help but ask Jiang Lin, "Hasn't it been confirmed that Emilia is a real medium? Why don't we choose her?"
"Do you think it's a good thing to follow a real medium into a house where evil spirits or demons exist?" Jiang Lin didn't answer directly, but asked in return.
Mediums are particularly attractive to evil spirits; to put it bluntly, they're like throwing a piece of bloody flesh into a shark tank. Choosing Emilia is less practical than choosing Yoojin.
“It seems like it could get… even worse…” Mi Lan got goosebumps all over her body, and her gaze toward the five players had changed to pity.
Half an hour later, just as Jiang Lin had expected, Emilia, due to the plot setting, staggered out of Cooper's House with black blood flowing from her mouth and nose, while all five players were wiped out.
After four rounds, only three out of the 18 players survived!
Panic spread unnoticed!
Host Kane continued, "Please welcome our fifth psychic—astrologer Michelle!"
Jiang Lin and Ji Xingyi exchanged a glance and went upstairs. Mi Lan followed immediately with small steps, and almost fell while going up the stairs. Fortunately, she was supported by the person behind her. Mi Lan was about to thank him when she turned around and saw Wen Shang's face, which made her shudder again.
Besides the four of them, there were six other players participating, including Yang He from the Black Team and Qiu Shumin from the Red Team.
Today, Michelle was not only wearing black stockings and a black tight leather skirt, but she also winked at Ji Xingyi at the door. It seems that she was still holding a grudge against Ji Xingyi for tricking her the day before yesterday.
The six people followed Michelle into Cooper's house, and after the door slammed shut, the entire space became eerily silent.
A musty smell hit her, and the colorful furniture seemed to be covered with a gray filter. When Mi Lan stepped into this space, she felt completely lonely.
Her hands and feet were ice-cold, and she wanted to grab someone's arm, but after meeting Wen Shang's gaze, Mi Lan withdrew her hand and silently wrapped her arms around herself.
Astrologer Michelle was very bold; she took a flashlight and walked toward the hall on the right, followed closely by the six people.
Seeing the beams of seven flashlights intertwining in the hall slightly dispelled the chill that was rising in Mi Lan's heart.