The Most Powerful Brain in the Interstellar Space

Chapter 361 Night (Part 2)
Zhou Xiuwen's staff were very attentive, quickly arranging rooms for them and bringing them comfortable clothes and warm meals.

This is indeed what they all need. Whether it's Jiang Hui, who is on the verge of life and death, or Zhou Xiuwen and Huan Xian, who have been busy all day, none of them have had a proper meal.

The items were delivered directly to their rooms, so there was no need for them to meet again, and they all stayed in their respective rooms to rest.

Considering that Jiang Hui was a girl, the Zhou family arranged for her to stay on a separate floor, while the others were assigned to the floor below.

So much had happened that day. It was already very late at the hospital, well past the time when most people would be asleep. Then the group took a spaceship from the hospital to the Zhou residence, and by the time they got there, it was already past midnight.

After washing up and having a simple meal, Jiang Hui felt an overwhelming sense of drowsiness wash over her. She turned off the light and lay down on the soft bed. The heavy curtains blocked the moonlight, creating a very safe environment.

Despite being exhausted, Jiang Hui felt no sleepiness whatsoever.

It was already past midnight when she boarded the spaceship. She was forcibly sent into the consciousness space in an instant, and she had already slept during that time, so she wasn't sleepy now.

However, Jiang Hui could clearly feel a deep fatigue welling up from within her body, a feeling that couldn't be alleviated by her consciousness space. The best solution was to eat well, sleep well, and rest well; there was no other way.

So even though she couldn't sleep, Jiang Hui forced herself to lie on the soft bed, waiting for the moment she would fall asleep.

...No, I still can't sleep!

Jiang Hui suddenly sat up in bed, staring blankly ahead.

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"Why aren't you sleeping?" a voice suddenly rang out behind her.

Jiang Hui, dressed neatly, sat sideways by the window.

The white-toned arched windows occupy almost three-quarters of the floor height, and the silvery moonlight shines in, almost spilling across the entire floor of the corridor.

The dark red walls on either side, illuminated by the moonlight, exuded a velvety texture, appearing mysterious and elusive.

This is a corner of the corridor outside her room.

Jiang Hui couldn't sleep for a while, and felt stuffy staying in the room, so she went out to get some fresh air in the corridor. Unexpectedly, she ran into someone who was also unable to sleep and was out for a stroll.

Having experienced time travel, Jiang Hui felt that there was nothing to fear in this world, after all, her own existence was already quite mysterious.

So when she heard someone call her from behind, she naturally turned around to look.

The only people who might have come with her and were still awake at this moment are the few who could have gotten close enough to talk to her from behind.

Hillman is incredibly carefree; he's probably fast asleep right now. Even if Zhou Xiuwen isn't asleep yet, he probably wouldn't have time to wander around. Therefore, the only one who hasn't fallen asleep yet and has run into her is one person.

Unlike Jiang Hui, Huan Xian didn't remember to put on a neat everyday outfit after leaving his room. He only wore the pajamas provided by the Zhou residence when he came out to wander around.

However, the Zhou family's staff were probably influenced by Zhou Xiuwen's aesthetic sense, so they prepared fluffy and cute pajamas for their friends... Huan Xian's pajamas were relatively proper, without long or short fur, but the collar was embroidered with cartoon dog images from some unknown program, which created a strong contrast with his slightly indifferent face at the moment.

Jiang Hui convinced herself that it was okay; it's fine for a child to wear cute clothes. Wasn't she just sleeping in them too...? Well, she only changed into them to sit outside because they were so ugly.

The other person didn't seem to care at all about the pajamas that clashed with his temperament. He naturally bent down and sat on the other side of the windowsill, facing Jiang Hui. However, his posture was more relaxed, with one leg bent and the other hanging naturally to the ground.

“You didn’t sleep either,” Jiang Hui said, raising an eyebrow.

"Are you still afraid?" Huan Xian asked, ignoring Jiang Hui's clearly barbed remark.

“…No, not at all.” Jiang Hui shook her head. She couldn’t say she wasn’t afraid before, but even if she was, it had probably all dissipated by now, leaving only exhaustion and lingering fear.

The other person nodded thoughtfully, followed by a long silence, the still air seeming to be brewing something heavy.

"I'm sorry, I already knew about what happened at the competition." Huan Xian said softly, word by word. His voice was very soft, and as he spoke, a very unusual look of embarrassment appeared on his face, as if he was somewhat afraid to look at Jiang Hui's expression.

He knew almost as much as Zhou Xiuwen, but he couldn't do what Zhou Xiuwen dared to do.

Zhou Xiuwen tried every possible way to delay his companions' pace and progress, except for revealing that he could do everything. However, despite his good intentions, he couldn't take any effective measures to stop them, because no one understood his awkward position better than him.

If he were to use manpower to stop Jiang Hui and the others, this action, unrelated to the mission, would inevitably be reported to the high-ranking officials in the military. At that time, Jiang Hui and the others would be exposed to them. Huan Xian did not want his friends to be dragged into his mess, so he could only silently hand over the task to Zhou Xiuwen, who was capable of handling things.

However, their somewhat reserved approach still couldn't stop their friends, who always believed "there are more solutions than problems." Even with numerous obstacles, their interest in watching the game remained undiminished.

And that's how the group got dragged into it.

Not only did Zhou Xiuwen regret it, but Huan Xian also deeply regretted it. He had countless opportunities to stop it, but he did nothing, which is why his friend suffered an undeserved disaster.

The ensuing series of events nearly led to tragedy. Huan Xian felt he had played a very dishonorable role in it all.

He thought he regretted it; so this was what regret was... When he discovered that his friend was caught in a vortex of death, when he faced the death of someone he cared about, the intense pain and bitterness that welled up in his heart was regret.

At that moment, he forgot the awkwardness of his identity that might cause trouble for his friends, he forgot the military's watchful eyes that he had once avoided, and he forgot all his complicated thoughts. He only thought about how to be faster, faster... He wanted to try to save his friends and not let them wither away before his eyes like his mother.

The necklace that saved his friend was still not of any use, but this time his friend survived.

(End of this chapter)