bookcurios Chapter 60 System Backlash
Chapter 60 System Backlash
Seeing that Qin Xiaocao didn't seem to be lying, Song Yanchuan and Qin Yingxue exchanged glances.
Didn't they all run away? Why are they back? Are they going to die again?
A thought struck Qin Yingxue, and her heart stirred.
Could it be related to the system?
"Where is she now?" To confirm her suspicions, Qin Yingxue's tone became more urgent.
Qin Xiaocao wiped away her tears: "I'll take you there."
After saying that, she got up and ran outside.
Just as Qin Yingxue was about to follow, Song Yanchuan stopped her.
Qin Yingxue looked up at him, her face showing confusion.
“If you stay at home, I’m afraid it’s a conspiracy,” Song Yanchuan explained.
"Isn't it you I have here?" Qin Yingxue smiled brightly, her face full of trust.
After thinking for a moment, Song Yanchuan didn't stop them anymore. He greeted Zhu Huiwen and followed Qin Xiaocao outside.
On the way, Song Yanchuan interrogated Qin Xiaocao.
Qin Xiaocao needed Song Yanchuan's help, so she told him everything she knew.
She was sleeping last night when she was woken up and found at Qin Ergou's house. The two of them were not dressed and were ridiculed and scolded by the villagers.
She and Qin Ergou were reprimanded for their conduct, and she was tired of hearing it. Finally, they were allowed to leave. When she got home and went to change her clothes, she found Jiang Linlin lying on the ground.
Covered in blood and barely breathing, she looked like she was about to die. She was completely lost and no one in the village paid any attention to her because of her bad reputation. So she had no choice but to beg Song Yanchuan for help.
She knew that Song Yanchuan had truly saved Linlin, and that Linlin would eventually be taken away, but all she wanted was for her to live...
The three quickly arrived at Xiaocao's house. A thin, patched-up girl rushed to greet them, her face full of anxiety: "Sister, hurry, Sister Linlin has vomited blood again..."
"Xiaohua, I've brought Brother Song here. Sister Linlin will be alright," Qin Xiaocao said with a stiff smile, trying to reassure her.
Qin Xiaohua glanced curiously at Song Yanchuan and Jiang Linlin, then lowered her head timidly, looking at her toes.
Qin Xiaocao didn't delay any longer and led the two into the inner room.
As soon as I pushed open the door, a strong smell of blood hit me.
In the simple little house with only a wooden bed, Jiang Linlin lay there with her face covered in blood, her eyes closed, and her breathing weak.
Qin Yingxue followed behind Song Yanchuan, and when her gaze swept over Song Yanchuan's exposed arms covered in bloody marks, a glint flashed in her eyes.
Why does this look like it has some burn marks?
She felt one step closer to a certain possibility in her heart, and Qin Yingxue quickly scanned Jiang Linlin with her eyes.
Qin Yingxue almost burst out laughing when she saw that Jiang Linlin's once-proud long hair was now reduced to just a few sparse tufts.
Qin Yingxue tried her best to control herself, reached out and crushed the ends of her hair with her fingers, turning the hair into powder.
Okay, she can now confirm that Jiang Linlin has suffered a backlash.
I guess I ruined all her carefully planned schemes and suffered a backlash from the system.
Electric shock or lightning strike?
Excitement gleamed in Qin Yingxue's eyes. Just as she was about to conduct a further examination, she noticed Song Yanchuan's furrowed brows and casually remarked, "Jiang Linlin seems to have been attacked after escaping. Look, her hair is all burned off."
"Not only that, she's covered in wounds, big and small. It wasn't just one thug, it could have been a whole gang. But what would be the motive for attacking a vulnerable woman?" Song Yanchuan said, then turned to Qin Yingxue, "Check if she's carrying any valuables?"
"You suspect it's robbery?" Qin Yingxue asked, her hands beginning to grope around.
With this as cover, she took the opportunity to use the equipment to examine Jiang Linlin and see how badly she was injured.
The examination results came back quickly. Apart from the external injuries looking a bit serious, there were no internal injuries at all. Qin Yingxue curled her lips in disdain.
That's true. If it were truly a system punishment, it wouldn't have been able to severely injure Jiang Linlin.
If Jiang Linlin dies, who will help her with the tasks?
Qin Yingxue fumbled around in response and finally pulled out a wallet.
Open it up and you'll find a few large unity bills and a few small bills, but nothing else.
Seeing the money, Song Yanchuan frowned even more deeply and said to Qin Yingxue, "You stay here and keep an eye on things. I'll go tell Guohua."
"Okay." Qin Yingxue nodded.
The matter was urgent, so Song Yanchuan strode outside.
Qin Yingxue withdrew her gaze and saw Qin Xiaocao looking at her warily. She then held out her wallet and said, "Take it!"
Qin Xiaocao rushed forward and almost snatched the wallet from her hand. Then, feeling something was amiss, she stammered an explanation: "I'm keeping it for Sister Linlin. I'll return it to her when she wakes up."
Qin Yingxue didn't care whether she would repay the debt or not. Her gaze fell on Jiang Linlin's face, where she saw the deep and shallow scars. After a night of fermentation, they had become a bloody mess, with the oozing blood tinged with black...
Qin Yingxue smiled slightly, crossed her arms, and looked completely at ease.
Wouldn't this be considered reaping what you sow, getting what you deserve, and getting what you sow?
With nothing else to do, Qin Yingxue used her mind to open the online store and search for any auxiliary instruments that could detect the system. Unfortunately, her store had all sorts of high-tech, high-end, unheard-of precision instruments, weapons, and elixirs, but none of them contained what she wanted.
Qin Yingxue was somewhat disappointed. Was she just going to let Jiang Linlin escape this ordeal by binding herself with the system?
Although she was about to go to the island with Song Yanchuan and would have almost no contact with Jiang Linlin afterward, she was still worried about leaving such a potential troublemaker behind.
If it can't be detected, then why not destroy it?
Qin Yingxue quickly searched the store and found that while there were world-destroying artifacts, there was no way to destroy the system.
Following Qin Yingxue's line of thought, finding the mainframe would definitely allow them to destroy it.
But she can't even figure it out now, let alone destroy it.
The only way is...
Qin Yingxue suddenly looked at Jiang Linlin, who was unconscious.
A pair of eyes were fixed on her from the side, making it impossible for her to ignore them.
"I'm thirsty!" Qin Yingxue looked at Qin Xiaocao and lazily stretched.
"Xiaohua, pour me a bowl of water." Qin Xiaocao looked at Qin Yingxue with suspicion, but didn't relax at all.
Qin Yingxue's lips twitched. She took the water from Qin Xiaohua, unsure whether to drink it or not.
Just as Qin Yingxue took the bowl, a series of violent coughs came from outside.
Qin Xiaocao and Qin Xiaohua's expressions changed, and they hurriedly ran outside.
Qin Yingxue quickly put the bowl aside, got up and walked towards Jiang Linlin.
Without hesitation, Qin Yingxue took out a knife from her spatial storage and stabbed it towards Jiang Linlin's heart as she lay there.
Since we can't remove the system from her, then we'll have to take her life.
When people die, the natural system ceases to exist.
Just as the knife was about to pierce her heart, Jiang Linlin, who had been keeping her eyes closed, suddenly opened them and grabbed the blade with both hands: "Qin Yingxue, you want to kill me?"