Chapter 209

"???"

"!"

"..."

In just a few seconds, Gallagher opened and closed his mouth repeatedly, a vile thought even flashing through his mind, "It would be better to die at the hands of the Living Dead." He muttered, "Why... why?"

Previously, all of them had gone to Qin Su, and dared not approach Qin Su. Instead, they each chose to chat and make friends with people from Class 6). Among them, Xuan Jingcheng was the boldest and directly chose He Muzhi.

Xuan Jingcheng had even mentioned in the Fourth Military Academy chat that He Muzhi almost drank his nutrient solution, but unfortunately, his nutrient solution was gone. Their relationship was so 'close' that while they outwardly praised He Muzhi, they privately remarked that Xuan Jingcheng was as lucky and fortunate as ever, something they could only envy.

Now... something he never imagined has happened, catching him completely off guard.

What does 'Qin Su' mean?

After much thought, Gallagher could only come up with this one reason that could make He Muzhi turn his back on Xuan Jingcheng so easily. Everyone knew that Class 6) only listened to Qin Su, so it was no wonder that he thought that way.

But... Gallagher racked his brains, but he still couldn't figure out Qin Su's reason for targeting Xuan Jingcheng.

From the moment Qin Su arrived at Leichakan, he didn't even glance at Xuan Jingcheng.

Gallagher, now stuck in a dead end, deeply regrets ever asking the question.

[Gallagher: Huh?]

[This kid is too honest; Gallagher couldn't figure him out right away.]

[This is so heartbreaking. Look at He Muzhi's expression, that scumbag! If Gallagher hadn't brought it up, he would have completely forgotten about my A Yuan (crying)]

[(rolls eyes)(spits) Hehe, I don't mind poking at your heartstrings a million more times until the Plague God dies. Our Brother Mu still doesn't know he's He Wenyuan, insisting that the other party is a traitorous spy, a damned piece of trash. So pack up and go, don't stay here crying at his grave, it's bad luck. (Pomelo Leaf)]

"He's a traitor." Faced with Gallagher's twitching facial expression as he questioned him, He Muzhi told the truth, "I have a friend who volunteered to join the rescue operation for the Visana Town. During the operation, he got trapped inside and inadvertently witnessed Xuan Jingcheng betraying Aldrich, who had been transferred from the Fourth Military Academy to the Leichakan 299th Military Academy, and handing him over to the Ossotalia Empire. In addition, my classmate Raymond accidentally witnessed Xuan Jingcheng using a resident of Visana Town who had just been rescued as a human shield to avoid attacks from the Living Dead, resulting in the resident's death."

Therefore, Xuan Jingcheng is a traitor.

"To prevent him from doing anything further detrimental to the Federation and Leichakan, I had no choice but to kill him while he was on the run."

Xuan Jingcheng's fatal wounds were all self-inflicted, He Muzhi simply didn't mention that Raymond was also involved, to avoid the trouble of having to be investigated together if any problems arose later.

Gallagher was speechless for a long time before asking, "Where's the evidence?"

Xuan Jingcheng had saved several people of certain status in Leichakan on the battlefield in the past. Because he was taken by them to negotiate between other War Zones, his achievements were recognized by many people. Also, because Xuan Jingcheng intentionally or unintentionally revealed that he had a close relationship with He Muzhi, several people have started competing with each other to take Xuan Jingcheng away.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been so eager to come and find Xuan Jingcheng's whereabouts.

If someone else had said those words, even if it wasn't him, the people of Leichakan would have said "bullshit." But the person he was facing was He Muzhi from Class 6, and he restrained himself, only wanting evidence.

Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to explain himself to his superiors.

He Muzhi: "..."

'What was bound to happen has finally happened.'

After a two-second silence, He Muzhi finally spoke, "I only have witnesses, namely Temple and Raymond, whom I just mentioned. I have no physical evidence."

The witnesses were his own friends and classmates with whom he spent every day, and whose interests were deeply intertwined in the eyes of outsiders.

Thinking of this, He Muzhi could no longer feel justified.

Gallagher felt his head buzzing. "... To be honest, with you like this, I... really can't explain it to the 299th Military Academy and the other superiors in Leichakan who are paying close attention to Xuan Jingcheng."

He Muzhi's words, without providing any evidence, made it seem more and more like he had offended someone he shouldn't have, leading to his murder to silence him.

He Muzhi took a deep breath, realizing that he had failed to convince Gallagher with just words. He prayed that Qin Su, as before, would not be interested in their chattering on the Full-Band Communication and would not hear his next attempt to intimidate him.

Having mentally prepared himself, He Muzhi brazenly looked at Gallagher with a serious expression. "But our Class Monitor said that Xuan Jingcheng is not the real Xuan Jingcheng."

Gallagher: "?"

Impersonating the real Xuan Jingcheng to infiltrate and become a traitor? That's absurd. Who would choose this godforsaken planet, Leichakan, as their infiltrator, especially Military Academy in some remote corner like 299?

'Does He Muzhi mean that with just one sentence from Qin Su, Xuan Jingcheng has lost his own identity?'

"You..."

"I..."

"This..."

Gallagher repeatedly seemed to want to say something but then stopped himself.

'How could Qin Su possibly be involved!'

Gallagher was caught off guard when He Muzhi brought up Qin Su, leaving him speechless and his mind automatically conjuring up the accusation that He Muzhi lacked martial ethics.

He Muzhi forced himself to maintain the dignity of Class 6. He remained calm on the surface, but in his heart he was already frantically trying to understand Gallagher looked at him, wanting to curse him out but holding it back.

'I'm sorry, he didn't want to do this either, but he really couldn't produce any evidence, so he could only take advantage of the Class Monitor's absence and ask the Class Monitor to back him up.'

[Gallagher: Speak properly if you want to talk. Why bring up that living devil who just finished his shift on the battlefield? Are you threatening me? (Stomps his foot in exasperation. jpg)]

[He Muzhi (with an upright face): Just tell me if you've been threatened or not (just kidding)]

[The Boss 1's name was mentioned, the game was easily over (grinning)]

[Hilarious! Without realizing it, He Muzhi has started to let himself go astray.]

[Garlic birds have it tough.]

Before leaving, Qin Su dared not relax his monitoring of everything, fearing that something unexpected might happen. While organizing the evidence chain of Xuan Jingcheng's treason, he secretly listened in and sped up the process.

"..."

Although he couldn't see Gallagher's expression, he could imagine that Gallagher must have been cursing venomously in his mind.

It's his fault. If he hadn't been unwilling to waste his Life Points to exchange for the StarNet fast review Passageway from the system, he would have had to take on the extra work of releasing the videos posted by the students of Class 6). After releasing them, he couldn't help but open the comment section to see the public opinion trend. He also had to take time to keep an eye on whether the self-destruct process he set up had been intercepted. Otherwise, he wouldn't still be in the situation where the evidence chain of Xuan Jingcheng's traitor has not been properly completed.

As time ticked by, the surrounding students skillfully, seemingly unintentionally but actually deliberately, moved closer to eavesdrop.

He Muzhi was all too familiar with this tactic. Not entirely sure if Qin Su would make this public, He Muzhi, before the other students approached, seemingly asked Gallagher, but in reality, he was unreasonably exploiting Gallagher's fear of Qin Su, thus Gallagher an answer was appropriate, "You're not saying anything, so you don't have anything to ask, right?"

Gallagher shook his head, a mix of emotions welling up inside him. "... That's it."

'What else could he say? Naturally, he'd just do whatever Qin Su said. It seems he was right earlier; Temple and Raymond didn't really play a significant role in He Muzhi killing Xuan Jingcheng. The most important thing was Qin Su's words.'

Gallagher found it terrifying that He Muzhi, acting solely on Qin Su's will, killed Xuan Jingcheng without asking any questions.

Having successfully used the tiger's power as a pretext, He Muzhi decisively said, "Since that's the case, I have other things to attend to, so I won't see you off..."

Gallagher got a headache from He Muzhi's constant use of the polite form of address. While his words were polite, his actions were anything but. He raised his hand to cover his mouth and leaned closer to He Muzhi, whispering, "You know I didn't mean to make things difficult for you. I just received orders to come and find Xuan Jingcheng. I'll ask you one last question: can I also bring up Qin Su to deal with the people who are making things difficult for me?"

He Muzhi caught the clam.

Feeling rebuffed, Gallagher assumed he had spoken up. Without waiting for He Muzhi's reply, he quickly retreated, turned around, and called out, "I'll take that as your agreement. Thank you! Goodbye!"

Although saying this might make Qin Su seem dictatorial and arrogant, deciding life and death with a single word, everything Qin Su did for Leichakan was enough to offset countless things Xuan Jingcheng had done. He believed that after saying this, none of those who had previously favored Xuan Jingcheng would inquire about Xuan Jingcheng's whereabouts anymore.

He Muzhi was quickly surrounded by his classmates, watching helplessly as Gallagher left. Faced with a barrage of questions like "What happened?", "What happened?", and "What were you talking about just now? Why did you bring up the Class Monitor?", He Muzhi remained silent, only saying, "The group next door is almost finished. It's bad enough that we lost to them, but we also have to lose to other groups?"

The students of Class 6, whose competitive spirit had been aroused, dispersed as if to cooperate with He Muzhi's performance, seeing that he had no intention of saying anything.

No sooner had he left than Gallagher relayed everything he had learned from He Muzhi to everyone who had asked him to find Xuan Jingcheng's whereabouts.

Looking at each chat interface in front of him, he saw people who were asking him for evidence just a second ago because it was only He Muzhi's words, and who accepted his words the next second after he finished typing Qin Su's words. Gallagher thought of Xuan Jingcheng and felt a tightness in his chest.

He didn't know why, but Qin Su, who had never even glanced at Xuan Jingcheng, wanted to deny everything about Xuan Jingcheng's past and, based solely on his daily interactions with Xuan Jingcheng, felt an irresistible fear of being erased from the life of someone in a superior position.

Out of consideration for the time they had spent together, Gallagher finished dealing with his superiors and went to the room Xuan Jingcheng had previously used, intending to pack up all his belongings and burn them, as a way of giving an explanation for their brief relationship.

In any case, he did not see any substantial evidence; his relationship with Xuan Jingcheng and the kindness Xuan Jingcheng showed him were genuine.

[... Difficult to judge. Qin Su doesn't believe in it, but he believes in the Plague God. I'm convinced.]

[It's a wonder that there are still people with a conscience. At least a patch of green has sprouted in this sinful and disgusting land of Leichakan, which brings me some comfort. That's the destructive power of the White Moonlight.]

[Leichakan Planet: Huh? Sin? You mean me? (Points to himself in disbelief) Don't think I'm a ball and can't make a sound. I was thinking, wasn't sin brought about by the Ossotalia Empire?]

[His quirky thought process is truly unique; no wonder he likes Xuan Jingcheng.]

[Those involved are often blinded by their own interests. Xuan Jingcheng did indeed 'open his heart' to Gallagher because of his connections,' especially by deliberately sowing discord so that Gallagher's childhood friend Ophelia would beat them up, which actually deepened their bond.]

[Is being a heartthrob wrong? They like my darling because they can't resist her charm. You can all be jealous. Even if our Yuanbao goes to hell, she'll still be a succubus.]

--

Half an hour later, Qin Su sent out the compiled evidence and breathed a sigh of relief.

'He Muzhi's life is now clearly defined.'

He finally had time to check the Vaccine records that his classmates had checked a second time according to his orders, and he went through them himself to make sure he knew them.

After staring at countless screens for a long time, Qin Su blinked his dry eyes and tilted his head back to put in eye drops to relieve fatigue and redness.

Although he can't change the fact that he overuses his eyes, he still needs to take good care of them.

He didn't want the 'Viewers' to see his haggard appearance with bloodshot eyes, which would lower his favorability rating, leaving him with nowhere to cry.

While waiting for the medicine to take effect with his eyes closed, Qin Su recalled the pictures he had put into the chain of evidence, and felt somewhat uncomfortable.

Perhaps it was the success he gained by selling information to McCarthy that made He Wenyuan, now known as 'Xuan Jingcheng,' so arrogant that he stubbornly continued his old ways, behaving in ways no different from before.

They removed the victim's Glands and then smiled and posed for a photo with the mangled, bloodied corpse, its eyes wide open in death.

He Wenyuan enjoyed everything he did, and even though he knew he couldn't leave any evidence against him, he couldn't control himself; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say he was addicted.

Through the comments seen when returning to the Real World to read the comic, it is clear that although He Wenyuan is dead, his fans are still unwilling to give up and continue to follow the comic, constantly cursing the character 'Qin Su' that he plays. Qin Su is not very happy. In the evidence released, he only provided evidence that He Wenyuan is not Xuan Jingcheng and the fact that 'Xuan Jingcheng' is a traitor, but there was no information about 'Xuan Jingcheng' being He Wenyuan.

The deceased Xuan Jingcheng was able to reclaim his name, He Wenyuan would become a person who never existed.

After about a minute, his eyes regained their focus, and Qin Su shook off the image in his mind, continuing to stare at the stack of pages in front of him.

The Living Dead incident has been resolved. Once the Vaccine issue is settled, we'll urge the cremation of the Living Dead's bodies. It's also time for the Fourth Military Academy to leave Leichakan.

--

The conditions weren't very good. Apart from the soldiers stationed in the War Zone, most of the decent houses near the battlefield were given to Jeramied and his crew from other planets who came to provide support.

In the makeshift tent where Xuan Jingcheng had stayed for a while, Gallagher had finished packing up Xuan Jingcheng's bedding and several sets of clothes. He was thinking about where to secretly burn them when he heard a series of hurried footsteps, accompanied by an indignant voice.

"Gallagher, put it down! Put it down right now!"

Seeing that the person who rushed in was his childhood friend, Gallagher's tense emotions eased. "Ophelia, you didn't give birth to me..."

"Shut up!" Ophelia pinched Gallagher's mouth shut, and with her other hand, she threw what Gallagher was carrying to the ground as if swatting away something dirty.

"Phew, satisfied now." Ophelia quickly opened her Optical Brain. "Look, look! Open your eyes wide and see for yourself! I told you Xuan Jingcheng only saves people with some status and ignores ordinary people; there was definitely something fishy about him. You insisted on arguing with me, saying I was prejudiced against him, that he's a really nice guy. Haha, what kind of good person would stab their roommate, a classmate who offended them, to death and take a picture with them on their first day? You need to be more careful! You're always being fooled or on your way to being fooled; you'll get yourself into trouble sooner or later!"

Ophelia was disappointed in him; if it weren't for his family backing Gallagher up, he wouldn't be where he is now.

"The reason he saved you in the first place, and why those Living Dead were placed in the spot you were locked in, was all because Xuan Jingcheng deliberately exposed himself..."

"Wait, wait a minute..." Gallagher's voice trembled as he looked at part of it more closely. "I... I'll take a closer look..."

Out of consideration for her childhood friend, Ophelia fulfilled her responsibility to remind Gallagher to avoid continuing down the wrong path and attracting the attention of (6). She didn't say anything more, patted Gallagher on the shoulder, said "Don't be confused anymore," and turned to leave.

After Ophelia left, Gallagher first glanced at the account that had branded Xuan Jingcheng as a traitor. It was the official account of Leichakan, so there was no doubt about its authenticity. Then... Gallagher's gaze moved downwards, continuously scrolling through the pages.

The evidence is plentiful and detailed, proving that 'Xuan Jingcheng' betrayed Leichakan, secretly handed over all the intelligence he gathered in Leichakan to the Ossotalia Empire, cooperated with the enemy to profit from it, and continuously tortured and killed fellow Military Academy cadets and residents of the Visana Town...

In addition to transaction records, there are countless photos of Xuan Jingcheng with the victims.

Among the victims, apart from the Military Academy students, the others were either children, the elderly, or low-level Pheromones Omega and Beta who were unable to resist his Pheromones. There wasn't a single Alpha among them. Clearly, he was a bully who preyed on the weak and deliberately chose his targets to satisfy his perverted and twisted psychology.

The real Xuan Jingcheng had already died on his way to report to the Zerg First Military Academy after leaving home.

Each and every one of these incidents leaves no room for doubt.

Gallagher looked at the account that posted the message. Although he wasn't very bright, he could still tell from his experience growing up in Leichakan that Leichakan didn't have the inclination or the ability to do these things.

The only person capable of controlling the official public accounts of Leichakan Planet and acting with impunity, disregarding all authority, is Qin Su.

"What He Muzhi said earlier... wasn't just to scare me by bringing up Qin Su, but was actually telling me the truth." Gallagher muttered to himself, thinking of his previous malicious speculation about Qin Su, and covered his face with his hands.

'He deserves to die! How could he have the nerve to think about such nonsense!'

A few seconds later, Gallagher seemed to remember something, looked at the things he had gathered on the ground, picked them up, and threw them into the trash can.

Trash should go in the trash can!

Gallagher strode off to find He Muzhi again, and Qin Su... well, forget it. He was too scared to begin with, and now he's even more cowardly. He'd better let He Muzhi convey his apology.

At the same time, many people, like Gallagher, who had previously developed a favorable impression of Xuan Jingcheng due to his deliberate attempts to curry favor with him, saw the truth through Leichakan's official account and felt disgusted, as if they had swallowed a fly.

[Plague God, do you still talk about succubi now? Aren't you ashamed?]

[Haha, the fake White Moonlight He Wenyuan, the real White Moonlight Qin Su]

There's a certain joy in finally having someone you dislike discovered by the whole world; it's a feeling of smug satisfaction (not really).

Temple saw the information in the evidence that 'Aldrich is dead,' looked at his own injuries, felt annoyed, quickly tidied himself up, and had a clear idea of where he was going to travel next.

His keen intuition told him that the matter of the Ossotalia Empire was not yet over.

After completing the task assigned by Qin Su, (Class 6 members placed the remaining Vaccines into the location designated by Qin Su. They then received another task from Qin Su, instructing them to supervise the cremation of the remains of the Living Dead and to take photos for record-keeping.

(Class 6) worked tirelessly, each leading their group members to gather soldiers from other planetary Military Districts, who then carried incineration equipment and portable incineration bombs to their assigned areas.

After reuniting with people from other planets, (Class 6) the official Xuan Jingcheng of the Leichakan Planet had committed traitorous acts in this Living Dead Virus incident. Before arriving at their destination, they seized the opportunity to gossip.

Before long, a chorus of curses erupted from different Warships.

"No, why does he like to dig out people's Glands so much? Doesn't he have any himself? Or is it because he's actually a beta and his Glands are underdeveloped, which is why he does this?"

"Don't try to understand a psychopath's psychology, just kill him."

"You've investigated so thoroughly, why didn't you tell us who he originally was? Is it because you couldn't find out, or because you can't reveal his identity?"

"Maybe he's an undocumented immigrant, like those Space Pirates who kill and rob everywhere?"

"A-Mu, aren't you going to watch?" Seeing that everyone else was watching He Muzhi seemed rather abrupt, Lailisi asked.

[Look, look, look! (crying) I'm begging you on my knees, please just look at him, maybe he'll remember!]

[Damn!]

[Please don't look at those photos of Xuan Jingcheng with corpses. It might remind you of something because of the idea that 'perverts are together.' Even if the Plague God is dead, we refuse any possibility of him and his fans getting any pleasure from him.]

Thinking of everything that happened when 'Xuan Jingcheng' died, He Muzhi felt that unsettling, sticky feeling all over his body return. He frowned and shook his head in resistance, "No, there's nothing to see."

It was posted by the official Leichakan account, not edited by the Class Monitor himself, so there was no need for him to endure the discomfort of reading it.

Lailisi said "Oh," and turned to ask Lin Yin beside her, "It only says he's dead, but guess who killed him? Why isn't it written down?"

Before Lin Yin could answer, Raymond looked at He Muzhi, his eyes gleaming with excitement.

Meeting Raymond's expectant gaze, which was clearly strained with suppressed emotion, and since the officials of Leichakan showed no intention of punishing him, He Muzhi quietly told his classmates, "It's the result of Raymond and I working together."