To Prevent a Suicide, We Successfully Shot the Suicidal Person Dead

The crackling sound of the burning wood in the campfire, combined with the sound of the torrential rain outside, created a perfect lullaby.

"Is that all? There's something else you're hiding from me, isn't there?"

After listening to the story told by the Tian Huo before him, Bai Zhi couldn't help but frown slightly.

"If hundreds of thousands of people were able to evacuate safely from here back then, there's no reason to leave behind just over 100 of you. And judging from your own description, these 100-plus people who stayed behind are all Elite?"

"... Those who remained all belonged to my Master's faction."

After a moment of silence, Tian Huo began to speak.

"As Patrol Envoy, one represents a huge chain of interests. Capitalists are driven by profit, and various forces in the officialdom and the business world will come knocking. However, my Master was not interested in these things, so her faction and the members in the library had the fewest conflicts of interest and the fewest numbers of people among all the inspectors in history."

"So that's why you were abandoned?"

Bai Zhi narrowed his eyes slightly.

"It was clearly your Master who sacrificed himself to save those hundreds of thousands of people, there's no way... that the other two Patrol Envoy it?"

"Of course, if it weren't for the urgency, they would probably have killed us all, right?"

Tian Huo gave a cold smile.

"They returned in glory, while my existence, the one who killed my Master, is a stain. How dare you let us go back? You talk to me with that hypocritical tone and smile about sacrifice and justice... saying my Master's sacrifice was worthwhile, that I, as his Disciple, should be proud of his choice. Why wasn't it them who sacrificed for justice?!"

At this point, Tian Huo's emotions visibly became agitated.

"Why should I hand over everything my Master entrusted to me, along with all my research findings?! How dare they ask me for those things?! Selfish! Out of touch with the bigger picture! Stubborn... Justice?! What a high-sounding word!!"

"So that's why you're being hunted down?"

Bai Zhi reached up and touched his chin, then asked the other person a question.

"In that case, the things your Master left you must be extremely valuable? And they must also include those research findings..."

"Me too."

Tian Huo's face remained expressionless.

"Uh... cough cough, let me make some deductions."

After coughing a few times, Bai Zhi began to speak.

"Among the three Patrol Envoy, your Master is the youngest and also a genius. You mentioned before that your Master is the youngest Patrol Envoy in your world, extremely righteous and responsible, but at the same time, quite unsociable..."

While tapping his forehead with his finger and pondering in his heart, recalling the empty, lifeless eyes of the purple-haired Young Girl he had seen from God's Perspective, Bai Zhi continued to speak.

"In that critical moment, there Patrol Envoy in total. Given that sacrificing one person could save hundreds of thousands, it shouldn't have been your Master's turn to sacrifice... Was your Master really acting voluntarily?"

Bai Zhi's voice became slightly playful.

"On one hand, there's the urgent evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people; on the other hand, time is running out. If this delay continues, every second lost will result in the casualties of tens of thousands more. Given that the other two Patrol Envoy yet to express their opinions, your highly responsible Master has no choice but to sacrifice himself, right?"

"..."

Tian Huo remained silent, simply continuing to smoke heavily.

"The matter is already clear. If the most talented, youngest, and most promising person sacrifices himself, and the other two Patrol Envoy are allowed to go back and reveal the truth, they will inevitably face condemnation from public opinion, which may even affect their future... Therefore, if I were in the shoes of those two Patrol Envoy, I would do this."

Bai Zhi snapped his fingers.

"First, I need to eliminate everyone who knows about this, at least to prevent them from returning to reality, otherwise my future will be ruined. Second, after returning to the Real World, I will fabricate a plausible excuse, and then pin all the blame on you, her Disciple, saying that you betrayed your master and were some kind of potential Fallen Player, or something like that. Basically, I'll throw mud at you as much as possible, so that there's no way to prove it. Finally, and most importantly... I will eliminate them completely."

Bai Zhi made a gesture of waving a hand chop.

"What do you mean?"

After hearing Bai Zhi's words, Tian Huo frowned deeply.

"It's simple. With the launch of Large-scale Campaign Quest, [The Domain of Delirium] has been selected as Dungeon. If you trapped here are still alive, and are eventually rescued and returned to the Real World, I'm completely finished."

Bai Zhi spread his hands.

"Of course, because our response upon our return was full of doubts, and we aimed to ensure there were no way to verify anything after our Large-scale Campaign Quest, we two will definitely not be assigned to participate in this Large-scale Campaign Quest. However, we Patrol Envoy, backed by numerous powerful forces. Compared to a dead, worthless, and rather unsociable Patrol Envoy, even if the other party is a genius, a dead genius is nothing. We are undoubtedly more valuable... So we actually still have a chance to get involved in this Large-scale Campaign Quest."

"... So we've actually been in crisis for a while now?"

After a moment of silence, Tian Huo subconsciously clenched his fist and asked in a low voice.

"Even though so much time has passed, they still insist on eradicating the root of the problem and wiping everyone out?"

"If those two Patrol Envoy weren't idiots, they would definitely have done it. Didn't you say before that the power struggles behind a Patrol Envoy are quite extensive?"

Bai Zhi spread his hands and shrugged slightly.

"You should be thankful that we arrived here first, not them; otherwise, you might..."

"Let them come, let's just kill them all."

Interrupting Bai Zhi's words, Tian Huo's face was filled with a violent expression.

"The glory and credit belong entirely to my Master; they can't take it away, and I will never allow it under any circumstances!!"

"Oh, that's a good idea. But let me ask you, if the Patrol Envoy himself comes, are you confident you can handle him?"

Slightly speechless, Bai Zhi moved his chair back to avoid the violently flickering flames, rolling his eyes inwardly.

"It would be ridiculous if you not only gave it away for nothing, but also ended up getting yourself involved."

"... We can't beat them."

His aura inexplicably faltered, and Tian Huo remained silent for a considerable period before finally responding with a hint of self-abandonment.

"I didn't even pass the Reserve exam, let alone face a Patrol Envoy directly... At worst, I'll just kill myself. My fate is in my own hands, not in the heavens', let them just stand there and watch helplessly!!"

Bai Zhi: "..."

Xu Lian: "..."