My Healing Games

Chapter 527 The Second Teammate Who Can Save the World (6000 votes needed, please vote!)
"Number 019 has a histrionic personality disorder, and I'm not too sure about number 030." Number 024 didn't seem to have much on his mind; he just answered whatever Han Fei asked.

Having obtained useful information, Han Fei did not linger in the deeper world any longer. Ever since his body was controlled by Kuang Xiao, his spirit and will had been in a state of exhaustion, and it was already quite remarkable that he had managed to hold on until now without collapsing.

After eating a few more pieces of pig's heart, Han Fei went to find Xu Qin. Only after confirming that Xu Qin's condition was slowly recovering did he feel relieved and log out of the game.

The city was frozen in blood, and Han Fei was surprised to find that this time, exiting the game took longer than ever before.

He stared intently at the blood-red figure on the edge of the city in the distance, his heart pounding with panic.

"Why is this happening? It's not usually this difficult to leave the game."

His consciousness drifted away, and Han Fei finally left the city frozen in blood. This time, he was lucky enough not to be noticed by the Unspeakable.

Opening his eyes, a sharp pain shot through the back of his head. Han Fei lay in the game pod, gritting his teeth.

The excruciating pain prevented him from sitting up; he couldn't even do the simplest thing like taking off his gaming helmet.

"It hurts!"

Having experienced the horrors of the Deep World, Han Fei had long been accustomed to pain, but this time the pain from the back of his head still made him grimace and find it hard to bear.

After a long while, the stinging pain gradually subsided. Han Fei used his last bit of strength to take off the gaming helmet, and then he fell asleep right there in the gaming pod.

When the maniacal laughter controlled his body, it almost completely drained his potential and spirit.

He fell into a deep sleep, and it was a long time before Han Fei woke up again.

My head still hurts a lot, and my body is incredibly tired.

"It seems we still can't let Kuangxiao come out so easily in the future. Although that guy told me what his limit is, it takes him a long time to recover every time he challenges his limit."

In the deeper world, after severing his ten fingers, Han Fei's body almost collapsed, and he was unable to move, so he could only be carried by the firefly.

After climbing out of the game pod, Han Fei opened the refrigerator door and began to devour various canned meats.

The pleasure of eating relieved the pain in his mind. Han Fei leaned against the refrigerator, looking at the meat in his hand: "It seems that I will never be able to live without meat for the rest of my life. Fortunately, I met Xu Qin. I can eat all kinds of delicious meat in the deep world. Although some of them are cursed, just like chocolates with different flavors, meats with different curses are more surprising to eat."

Getting up from the ground, Han Fei took out his phone and glanced at it. There were a lot of unread calls and text messages. After the film festival, even more people were looking for him.

After glancing through the document, Han Fei decided it would be best to go find Bai Xian first.

Not winning an award at a film festival is bad enough, but then an unexpected incident occurs while you're happily playing the game "Perfect Life." This kind of blow is hard for most people to bear.

"If things go as expected, as long as Bai Xian can pull through, his acting skills will definitely take a qualitative leap."

Covering his head, Han Fei found a hat, put it on, and left the room.

After he went downstairs, he vaguely sensed that something was wrong in the atmosphere of the neighborhood, so he reached behind him and grabbed the baton hidden in his sleeve.

With no change in expression, Han Fei continued walking outside.

As he approached the entrance of the residential area, two ordinary-looking men quietly walked over. They didn't get close to Han Fei, but instead stood guard on either side of him.

"plainclothes?"

The situation seemed rather serious. Han Fei slowed down, and the moment he stepped out of the community gate, countless cameras were shoving directly into his face to film him.

A large number of reporters were stationed at the entrance of the residential compound, many of whom were self-media workers, as well as long-time residents of the compound.

"Han Fei! Do you have anything to say about winning Best Supporting Actor? Who do you think is a better actor, Bai Cha or Han Fei?"

"There's been a lot of comparison between you and other young actors online. One industry expert even said that your acting skills far surpass those of ordinary young people and that you can rival veteran actors. Is that true?"

"What are your thoughts on Bai Cha's latest comments online? He sees you as his biggest competitor! He's backed by Deep Space Entertainment, and I've heard you haven't joined any company yet. Are you confident you can compete with him?"

Countless people are waiting for Han Fei's answer. As the youngest winner of the Best Supporting Actor award, Han Fei's popularity is currently among the top in the third-tier actors. As long as he continues to produce works and his reputation does not collapse, there is no problem for him to be promoted to the second tier this year.

Looking at the countless cameras, Han Fei was genuinely nervous. He was still clutching the baton in his sleeve with one hand. If the media photographed the baton, who knows what rumors would spread.

"I haven't joined an entertainment company yet, and I don't want to compete with other actors. Acting is just a hobby for me." Han Fei gripped his baton tightly. He should be the first actor in history to give an interview while holding a baton: "First of all, I want to thank everyone for their recognition. Please look forward to my next work."

Last night, the reporters failed to catch Han Fei at the venue, so now they've all come to his doorstep. Not only Han Fei, but even the two plainclothes police officers are having some trouble.

"How do you usually practice your acting skills? What makes you have that unique charisma?"

"Do you have a favorite actor? We took photos of you and Xia Yilan walking the red carpet together, and it seems you even had dinner together? Are you two close friends?"

One question after another came from the reporter's mouth, and Han Fei's headache got worse. He didn't know how to answer. For example, his relationship with Xia Yilan. He did value Xia Yilan very much and even planned to personally send her to the hospital for reformation and give her a pair of stainless steel bracelets as a gift. But he didn't dare to say this to the media.

Han Fei, who remained unfazed by the numerous vengeful ghosts, was now finding it difficult to cope. He had no choice but to patiently answer their questions while simultaneously reaching into his pocket and blindly dialing a number.

About ten minutes later, a police car pulled up on the side of the road, its siren blaring, and Han Fei smiled broadly.

"Excuse me, I have some things to attend to."

Squeezing through the crowd, Han Fei apologized as he climbed into the police car.

When other celebrities get into police cars, it's big headline news, but when Han Fei gets into a police car, even reporters and social media workers think it's perfectly normal.

They chased after the police car, questioning him. Han Fei wore a professional smile and then urged Li Xue to drive quickly.

As the vehicle drove off the road in front of the residential area, the police officer driving and Li Xue, who was sitting in the passenger seat, witnessed the reporters' frenzy.

"Han Fei, are you that popular right now?"

"Fame is all superficial. Everyone is just trying to make a living. They'll chase after whoever's trending. I estimate my popularity will only last a day or two." Han Fei has a very clear understanding of himself.

"Why don't you move to another place first? There are reporters all around the neighborhood right now, and we're worried that Butterfly might mix in with them and attack you." Li Xue was very worried about Han Fei's safety.

“Then I can’t leave. This is also an opportunity to catch butterflies. If it is tempted, it might fall into the net,” Han Fei said righteously.

“Your skill level is indeed quite high, much better than other young actors I’ve seen, but you also need to be careful about your safety,” said the other police officer driving the car. “If something happens to you, it will be a great loss to the police force.”

Han Fei shook his head sheepishly. He was probably the actor who had assisted the police the most in all the Best Supporting Actor awards: "Gentlemen, how is the man I took to the police station last night? Has he woken up?"

“We sent that guy to the hospital’s intensive care unit. He’s really something else. After screening a lot of information, we found that he wasn’t even registered in the citizen information database. He’s very likely a fugitive who has been on the run for many years.” Li Xue took out her phone and pulled up the surveillance footage. Four cameras in the hospital were simultaneously watching Ugly Scar.

“He used to be a senior executive at Yong Sheng Pharmaceuticals. You must be careful during your investigation and never expose his existence. He holds the secrets of Yong Sheng Pharmaceuticals.” Han Fei trusted the Shanghai police and told the two of them what Ugly Scar had told him before.

"Don't worry, my teacher has already gotten involved. He's very interested in the criminals you've arrested." Li Xue's teacher is a legend in the police force. He's been battling the butterfly for ten years, and not only has he not been killed by it, he's uncovered many truths step by step.

The police car took Han Fei to the smart city. During the drive, Han Fei asked Li Xue to help him find the two orphans, 019 and 030.

The police and Han Fei are now on the same side, and they are slowly uncovering the unknown side of Yong Sheng Pharmaceuticals.

Li Xue took Han Fei to the smart community where Bai Xian lived. After Han Fei underwent identity verification, he entered the elevator according to the voice navigation and arrived directly at Bai Xian's door.

Han Fei waited for a long time before the door was opened, and Bai Xian, looking haggard, appeared in the doorway. He looked much like Han Fei, both clutching their heads, as if they had just woken up from a hangover.

"Brother Bai, did you log on to play 'Perfect Life' last night?" Han Fei asked with a hint of doubt.

Bai Xian rubbed his head and thought about it seriously for a while: "I'm not too sure. I think I played it, but I don't think I played it either. My mind is all foggy. I feel like I had a nightmare all night. When I woke up in the morning, I found that I had been kicked out of the game."

Han Fei gave a bitter smile; Bai Xian's situation was even more serious than Huang Ying's at the time.

What did you dream about last night?

“You might not believe it, but I saw Death.” Bai Xian looked at Han Fei with a very serious expression.

"Oh?"

“Really.” Bai Xian looked at Han Fei: “That guy wears a beast-face mask, and his build… is about the same as yours, close to the golden ratio. He eats human hearts raw and can bewitch vengeful spirits. Most importantly, he is immortal. After being smashed in two by a ten-meter-long monster, he can still run around covered in blood.”

"Is it so scary?"

"I've already romanticized it for you. You haven't experienced it, so you can't even imagine how terrifying it was." Bai Xian's hands were trembling as he walked to his wine cabinet. "Would you like something to drink?"

"Water is fine." Han Fei had been observing Bai Xian ever since he entered the room. What happened last night had a huge impact on Bai Xian, and he was in a daze, half-asleep and half-awake, his mind not very clear.

Bai Xian soon came over, carrying a glass of plain water and a glass of baijiu (Chinese liquor).

"Brother Bai, can you drink now?"

"I need alcohol to numb myself, and it just so happens I don't have to act lately." Bai Xian sat down opposite Han Fei, and Han Fei stopped him as he was about to drink.

"It'll be alright, I can hold my liquor. How can an actor not drink? Especially someone like me who climbed up step by step." Bai Xian forced a joke with Han Fei, and he finished a glass of wine in fits and starts, his eyes instantly turning red: "Yesterday, in that nightmare, I recalled my whole life, and suddenly I felt like a failure. If I had died at that time, I probably wouldn't have been able to face my parents."

"You've already achieved a great deal of success. My dream used to be to be like you."

"To get to this point, I've said a lot of things against my conscience and done a lot of things against my conscience. I've become a very fake person, and I've disgraced my parents." Bai Xian poured himself another glass of wine, without any food, as if he desperately needed that burning pain in his throat.

Han Fei noticed that Bai Xian's gaze was fixed on a certain room while he was speaking. He looked in that direction as well, and saw two photo frames in a black cabinet.

“Everyone in the entertainment industry wears a mask. I dress glamorously, but I know I’m just a monkey.” Bai Xian was deeply shocked. He took another swig of wine. “Before I became famous, I gritted my teeth and climbed up. Later, when I became famous, I was put in the spotlight and dared not be careless at all. I can’t say what’s in my heart. The mask is stuck to my face and I can’t tear it off.”

"Brother Bai, drink less."

"I'm not drunk." Bai Ge looked at Han Fei: "Do you know how envious I am of you? I'm not envious of your award, nor am I envious of your talent. I'm envious that you can be yourself, that you dare to do all sorts of things I wouldn't even dare to dream of."

When Bai Xian picked up his glass of water to drink, Han Fei snatched the glass away and placed his untouched glass of plain water in front of Bai Xian: "If you're willing, I can take you with me to do a good deed next time, but you'll have to learn the most basic self-defense techniques from me first."

"Acts of bravery and righteousness..." Bai Xian drank heavily. He covered his head and suddenly laughed, but the laughter was particularly painful: "I was surprised when I first saw you on the legal news. Later, when Director Zhang couldn't find a suitable candidate, I showed him 'Twin Flowers,' which you starred in. Do you remember when you first came to audition, I specially went on stage to act with you?"

Han Fei recalled the scene and found it strange that Bai Xian, a top-tier second-tier actor, personally went on stage to act opposite him during the audition.

"I was worried you wouldn't perform well, so I wanted to give you a hand, but who knew you were such a great actor."

"Thank you." Han Fei knew that Bai Xian had always thought highly of him, but he didn't know the specific reasons.

"Do you know why I helped you?" Bai Xian looked at the black cabinet in the bedroom with red eyes. After a long time, he finally found someone to listen to him: "My father is a firefighter, and my mother is a policeman. They both have short tempers and often argue over trivial things. After I got into university, they planned to divorce. They never told me about this, wanting to spend one last summer vacation with me. The three of us went on a trip, and when we were crossing the Hujiang River, a bus full of students crashed through the guardrail and drove into the river."

Everything that happened then seemed to replay before his eyes, Bai Xian remembered it very clearly: "My parents didn't hesitate at all. They stopped the car and rushed over together. They jumped into the river and, together with other brave people, rescued one child after another. I stood on the bridge watching them, but slowly I couldn't find them anymore."

"I waited for them on the bridge until the rescue boat came, until the sun went down, until late at night."

"Finally, I waited for them, and they were both asleep." Bai Xian's head was spinning. He picked up the wine on the table and started drinking it. This time, Han Fei did not stop him.

“I have always respected people who act bravely and righteously. I admire their courage and want to do the same. But slowly I changed. I chased after fame and fortune, and became indifferent and numb. I spoke to people in one way and to ghosts in another.”

“I don’t know what’s wrong with me. I only realized this when I suddenly turned around.” Bai Xian pressed his bulging temples, and he became more and more uncomfortable as he spoke: “In the past, I might have continued to numb myself, thinking that after my experience, I would definitely become like you, because everyone is like this, until I saw you.”

"Is it because I've always been a hero?" Han Fei felt he shouldn't hide this from Bai Xian, but before he could speak, Bai Xian interrupted him.

“In every aspect, when I first took you back to your neighborhood, I was shocked. I never expected that you would give all the money you worked so hard to earn to the victim's family and then live in such a dilapidated apartment.” Bai Xian tried his best to express: “Do you know that feeling? It's like when you think everyone is a mudfish wallowing in the mud, and suddenly you see a bird spread its wings and fly over the mud.”

"Later, I went with you to do a good deed. I was very scared and uneasy, but I suddenly felt that I was alive, so I will still go with you the second time." Bai Xian gripped the wine bottle. His dizzy head and drunkenness made him a little unsteady on his feet. He had drunk too fast just now.

“Brother Bai, these are all things of the past. If you really want to change your way of life, I will take you with me every time I go out to catch murderers.”

"Well... there's no need for that." Bai Xian's body slid down, but fortunately Han Fei caught him in time and helped him onto the sofa.

After a long while, Bai Xian finally calmed down. He leaned against the sofa, feeling a little more awake.

"Brother Bai, actually, the main reason I came here this time is to ask for your opinion." Han Fei stared into Bai Xian's eyes and asked in a very serious tone for the first time, "If I told you that the next time you log into the game, you will encounter so many terrifying ghosts, all kinds of monsters, and despair that makes people collapse, would you still continue to play that game?"

"Do you still know how to play?" After hearing Han Fei's words, Bai Xian rested his chin on his hands, looking more cautious than when filling out college application forms.

After thinking for a long time, Bai Xian touched the ring on his ring finger and finally spoke: "Yes."

"Can you tell me why?"

“My wife is still in the game. Compared to the ghosts and the horror, I think she is more important.”

"Wife?" Now it was Han Fei's turn to be dumbfounded. He stared at the ring on Bai Xian's ring finger, which seemed to be specially customized. The more he looked at it, the more he felt that the ring looked like an E-level rare item - Nameless Hero.

"Brother Bai, what have you experienced in the game?" Han Fei found that his friends were all quite special. Huang Ying, needless to say, almost mistook Xu Qin for his mother. Bai Xian, a second-tier top star, had always been single in real life, but quietly got married in the game.

"As you know, I have a lot on my mind, and I have no one to confide in, so I wanted to use this game to relieve stress. Isn't it supposed to be the most healing game?" Bai Xian told Han Fei about his gaming experience over the past few days.

While others were busy leveling up and improving their skills, Bai Xian was wandering around enjoying the scenery. He had extremely high initial luck and two talents, making him a one-in-a-million character. Everything he did went smoothly, and he obtained many exclusive items.

But after he reached level five, he encountered something he least wanted to remember: he accidentally triggered a random event in the Thousand Lakes area, far from the city.

The sightseeing boat carrying many students capsized. He saw the students calling for help in the turbulent water. At that moment, he seemed to forget that these people were just NPCs and rushed over.

Bai Xian jumped into the water and pushed the children to the shore. He was of low rank and had poor physical strength, so he was quickly exhausted.

His body grew heavier and heavier, but Bai Xian didn't turn around. He wanted to save as many children as possible.

As the icy water poured into his nasal cavity, Bai Xian's life force decreased rapidly. He felt as if death was gripping his neck, and there was no air left in his lungs.

At this moment, he still did not choose to abandon the student in his arms, but instead tried his best to push the student to the shore.

Completely exhausted, Bai Xian began to sink. As he gazed at the water receding into the distance, he thought of many things.

Death is painful. Bai Xian slowly closed his eyes, but at that moment someone grabbed his arm and pulled him out of the water.

The person who saved Bai Xian was his wife in the game, the only female sheriff in the Thousand Lakes Water Area of ​​"Perfect Life".

According to Bai Xian, when he met the female sheriff, he felt that his life had gained some meaning, and the game was no longer just a game to him.

"At that moment, I experienced the feelings of both the rescuer and the rescued, and I also understood why my parents made that choice back then."

Bai Xian was a good person in every sense of the word, and Han Fei finally realized that Bai Xian was the person he was looking for.

"Brother Bai, enter the game again tonight, and I'll show you what the world is really like."

(End of this chapter)