Am I really hallucinating?

Chapter 484 Real Money
Lu Chongming's work has come to an end.

If we're talking about the black world and the red world both pressing in, then the violent inhabitants of the red world are probably more troublesome. They're like locusts; once they gather, they become even more violent, and the violence of the group is greater than the violence of the individual—this is also a pattern of violence.

However, correspondingly, after suffering massive casualties in an instant, this rabble quickly disintegrated, and it was impossible for them to reorganize a strong offensive in the short term.

So Lu Chongming took some time to temporarily leave his post.

Zhang Xue is currently unreachable; she can't possibly find the time in the next three days. After all, she's the top student who's practically useless except in battle. If she doesn't fight hard in such a crucial situation, wouldn't she be completely worthless?

Fortunately, Zhang Xue had already given Lu Chongming some of her communication permissions.

Because of her close relationship with Lu Chongming these days, many people speculate that Zhang Xue is already grooming Lu Chongming as her successor. Although many people are dissatisfied with this, Zhang Xue herself is a chief with many problems, and her little bit of willfulness is irrelevant to others.

At the moment, no one paid much attention to the transfer of this little bit of contact authority.

Lu Chongming first contacted Lin Yilin, and then, combining the information he had obtained from the testing team in real time, he and Lin Yilin spread out a map to check the current situation of Jiangwen Street.

"So fast, no wonder you're called Mr. Illusion." Lu Chongming was surprised when he saw that Zheng Fan had already helped Lin Yilin eliminate most of the blurry locations.

I had already overestimated the progress of Zheng Fan's operation, but the shock of seeing the dense green dots indicating that the area was safe was still different.

"The entire western and southern region has been filtered out by Mr. Illusion, who is currently fighting the Mothman in the coastal area of ​​Dadu Bay. There aren't many locations left, basically only the northwest and northeast, between Longjiu District and Linjiu District," Lin Yilin analyzed.

Lu Chongming judged: "The detonation range of a nuclear bomb is very wide. No matter how he places or launches the nuclear bomb, he himself must be far away from the nuclear blast area."

“That’s right. So after eliminating all possibilities, his possible range of activity is no longer that large,” Lin Yilin affirmed. “It’s also unlikely that he’ll move by vehicle. I’m connected to all the police and bureau’s surveillance drones and helicopters. If a vehicle is moving over a large area, it will be easy to spot.”

"Miss Lin Yilin is really impressive. You only arrived yesterday, right?"

"To be honest, the Xinjiang News Processing Bureau's system isn't difficult; it's similar to Xixi Keke's."

"This……"

"No need for flattery. Next, based on probability calculations, you will investigate from the northern edge of Haijiu District towards Jinjiu District."

"I see."

Lu Chongming immediately did as instructed.

Just as he reached the edge of Jinjiu District, the short sword in his hand suddenly reacted, flew out of his hand, hit the wall on the side of the street, and fell to the ground.

As Lu Chongming stepped forward to pick it up, he felt a pang of fear in his heart.

Is it excitement? Or fear?
After this corner...

He was still thinking when his body reacted first, taking a step out of the corner.

Wang Shizhong appeared before him.

"You beast..." Wang Shizhong cursed gloomily, "Even though I have thrown away all the bad luck, you rat can still find a way to appear in front of me. Are you just so persistent... or has fate begun to fear me and is desperately making you the final trial I have to overcome!?"
"Lu Chongming!!"

Lu Chongming took a deep breath: "This has nothing to do with fate. It was the efforts of many people that allowed me to find you at this time, and you even deserve credit for it!"

The sword in his hand gleamed coldly.

Wang Shizhong quickly composed himself and slowly paced sideways: "So be it, this is the last clumsy drama that fate is playing on me. Lu Chongming, I'm very curious, you are just an ordinary mortal, someone who has never been to university and would never have been given a second glance by me if it weren't for a stroke of luck, what makes you have the courage to stand in front of me?"

As Wang Shizhong adjusted his mindset, the aura of someone who had long held a high position resurfaced, and he looked down on ordinary people like Lu Chongming who were born in the gray neighborhoods.

Even if Lu Chongming's family had problems, or even if his mother had been healthy and his father had a thriving career, he wouldn't have been worthy of Wang Shizhong's attention.

The two people are from completely different worlds.

“I know your moral standards aren’t exactly high either. You came here seeking an opportunity to save your mother, and I initially admired you and even considered recruiting you. However, your subsequent actions are truly incomprehensible to me.” As Wang Shizhong spoke, he took off the trench coat he was wearing and threw it away.

He is a handsome and capable man. Even though he is middle-aged, time has left few marks on him. He is still strong and powerful, and his tight-fitting clothes under his trench coat accentuate his muscles.

Lu Chongming kept his distance from him, watching his every move with caution, and remained unmoved by his words.

"Where exactly did we go wrong?" Wang Shizhong asked, puzzled. "We could have benefited each other and achieved our goals together. Why do you insist on being my enemy? What is the source of our conflict? If it was because I sent Che Rufeng to target you that night, then that can be seen as a test. As an insignificant pawn under my command, I also gave you Che Rufeng, who owns the system."

"If you have any unpleasant feelings towards Kang Zhengshan, it's a huge misunderstanding. Kang Zhengshan was just helping me retrieve the fingertip nuclear bomb from the beginning, and it has nothing to do with you."

"Could we turn enemies into friends and misunderstandings into friendship?"

Stab it!

A bolt of lightning shot towards Wang Shizhong, who slightly turned his head to avoid the attack, his expression remaining calm: "I want to hear your reasons."

"I find it disgusting to even talk to you, so don't act like we're old friends. You scum like you probably wouldn't understand no matter what I say." Lu Chongming gripped his short sword tightly.

"Could it be that it's still because of Cynthia?" Wang Shizhong casually offered another guess. Lu Chongming took a step forward.

"Hmph, you're so easy to understand, a hot-blooded young man. You don't hate me because of that vampire who died at Cynthia's hands about half an hour or an hour this morning, do you?"

Wang Shizhong chuckled helplessly and spread his hands.

"Undead? Afterimage? It doesn't matter what you call it. What you saw was just scum created by Cynthia through a system malfunction. You've only known her for two... three hours? That brief brush with death might have given you some illusion, but it was all a dream, like a bubble."

“Cynthia will find herself sooner or later. No matter what you went through with that vampire, the fact remains that she's already dead. From that perspective, killing Cynthia actually helped you eliminate your real enemy. Great, isn't that completely without contradiction?”

Lu Chongming suddenly strode towards Wang Shizhong.

Wang Shizhong's hand flashed with red thorns, which blocked the short sword that Lu Chongming was thrusting at him. His smile was ferocious.

"Hahaha! The expression on your face when I exposed your fantasy is really funny! But losing your composure in front of the enemy will cost you dearly. Didn't Zhang Xue, that woman who's good for nothing but fighting, teach you even this much!? Huh?"

Wang Shizhong suddenly kicked Lu Chongming in the shin with a side kick, causing Lu Chongming to stagger. The thorns in Wang Shizhong's hand quickly grew and pierced through him.

Lu Chongming immediately turned his face to avoid the piercing stab aimed straight at his head, but his face was still scratched in several places.

Wang Shizhong then slammed Lu Chongming to the ground with an elbow strike.

"Do you think you're avenging someone? Is your hatred so cheap? Revenge should be based on the legitimacy of hatred. As the saying goes, every wrong has its perpetrator and every debt its debtor. But you don't seem to have that. You're just taking your anger out on me! Even though I've explained it so clearly, you still can't understand? You stupid pig!"

Wang Shizhong kicked a soccer ball, sending Lu Chongming flying.

Lu Chongming rolled over and got up.

Wang Shizhong followed quickly, relentlessly.

"I just hate people like you! You, Zhang Xue, and Zhong Wen lying in the hospital—all of you are aimless, unambitious, and only see this much. You don't even understand the truth of the matter, and you don't consider yourselves or those around you, acting solely on your own whims. 'Momentary pleasure' and 'revenge' are just excuses for your barren minds! You can't even distinguish what you truly want, and yet you..."

"Why should you be the final trial standing before me!?"

The thorns stretched out towards Lu Chongming, intending to tear him to pieces.

An invisible progress bar has already traveled quite a distance.

Ding-ding-ding-ding!

The thorns all pierced the hard metal object, bounced off after a thud.

Wang Shizhong immediately stopped, but Lu Chongming had been aiming at him with his conductive gun for a long time.

boom!
As the electric light scattered, white light shone on Wang Shizhong's body, and he quickly moved around, dodging and defending himself.

But he realized something was wrong the moment he blocked the first electric blast.

These electric lights were not formed from the electric bullets condensed by that special conductive gun; there were other substances hidden inside!

The unknown metal, accelerated by the electrical energy, unleashed even greater kinetic energy than Wang Shizhong had anticipated, piercing his body with several bloody holes.

"Cough! What is this... not again..."

It seemed like a similar situation had just happened not long ago, and Wang Shizhong couldn't believe that he would be caught in this strange flying object again.

Blood spilled from his mouth, and he staggered backward.

On Lu Chongming's body, gold, silver, black, gray, white, red... various colors rippled on his skin like water, but under the illumination of the street lamp, they showed a metallic luster.

He has begun to accept the mixed factors of that Captain Jin Qunhou.

After escaping Wang Shizhong at the intersection of Sunshine Street, the absorption began. However, due to the large amount involved, it has only just exceeded 30% even now, and the speed is getting slower and slower. It may take a long time to make any progress later, but that's a story for another time.

He's already able to use it; he's used the major component of these mixed factors—the ability to alter the properties of his body and even parts of his contact with external objects.

He didn't get much benefit these past two days; instead, he suffered from vomiting and diarrhea due to various strange rejections. Now, he can finally use it again.

The colors swirling around him hadn't stopped when Lu Chongming looked intently at the shocked Wang Shizhong.

"You say I don't understand what I want? That's really baffling..."

He stood up: "You inexplicably dragged me into your plans, had people harass me, and I was chased and beaten by your men. They wouldn't listen to reason, and they wouldn't submit even after being beaten. A friend I met by chance disappeared without a word of farewell. You even severely injured one of my closest friends here, and forced me to solve the trolley problem... So much nonsense, I want to ask, what does all this have to do with me...?"

Lu Chongming held a short sword in one hand, supporting his waist, and aimed his gun with the other.

"After saying all that, you seem to think you're very smart. After all, being a graduate of a prestigious university is indeed impressive. So let's have a serious talk, Wang Shizhong. What makes you think that after all the beastly things you've done, we still want to tear you to pieces?"

(End of this chapter)