Genius Playground

Chapter 36 Qin Feng
"what!"

Two seconds later, the dizziness disappeared, gravity returned, and everything stabilized.

Jiang Ran opened her eyes, panting.

This is……

where?
Looking at the completely unfamiliar scene before him, he realized that his location had changed again after the world line shifted.

However, this is not a dormitory, not an activity room, not a hospital, not any familiar place.

Look left and right, and survey your surroundings.

Television, tea table, wardrobe, carpet, white sheets, digital clock...

Is this a hotel room?

seems like it.

This layout is very similar to a hotel room, only much larger.

The lights were off inside.

Only the electronic clock emitted a faint light.

Fortunately, the curtains were only drawn with white gauze, allowing the moonlight to stream in. Accompanied by a gentle breeze and the chirping of cicadas, Jiang Ran could see the interior of the room clearly while also feeling the coolness of summer.

"Qin Feng."

He suddenly realized that there was no time to consider the circumstances; he had to find Qin Feng immediately!
Clearly, Qin Feng had been plotting this for a long time, using a series of acting skills and tricks to deceive him.

He thought that as long as he took Qin Feng's phone and sent the text message himself, he could avoid the risks.

But never imagined...

Qin Feng was truly a master strategist, anticipating all possibilities and hiding an extra cell phone in his pocket!
It was an old-fashioned keypad phone, very small, about the size of an old-fashioned mobile phone.

The good thing is that this kind of phone has physical buttons, so even if you can't see them in your pocket, you can still accurately press the send button.

Recalling the meaningful look Qin Feng gave her at the end of the countdown... Jiang Ran felt a pang of unease.

why?
Why lie to yourself?

He had already promised Qin Feng that as long as the time-space text message was sent within a month, he would agree to whatever the content or what changes were desired.

Given such a promise, is there any need to hide it from me?
"Call him first."

As he spoke, Jiang Ran took out his phone.

The time-space butterfly effect caused by a text message sent 10 days ago is very limited, and he is not worried at all about large-scale changes in the historical trajectory.

but……

"what?"

He went through his contacts and WeChat twice.

No.

No.

Why is Qin Feng's phone number not available?

This is impossible.

They're so close, they talk on the phone all the time every day, how could they not have each other's contact information!

Let alone ten days ago...

Back in high school a few years ago, the two of them chatted every day without fail.

"Too strange."

A sense of unease returned, as if an invisible black hand was peering through the gauze window and gripping his heart tightly.

In short, let's contact Cheng Mengxue first.

Jiang Ran frowned.

After the world line shifted, he had no memory of this new world line at all.

The most urgent task is to contact Cheng Mengxue as soon as possible and synchronize our memories.

however.

No!

No, not at all!

There wasn't even Cheng Mengxue's contact information on my phone!
This is ridiculous.

They were childhood sweethearts, playing together since they were little kids. No one could lose Cheng Mengxue.

"Are you kidding..."

Jiang Ran felt a chill run down her spine, and a series of ominous premonitions crept into her mind.

Will not.

Regardless of what text messages Qin Feng secretly sent, the positron cannon was ultimately operated by Cheng Mengxue, and the date the text messages were sent was locked 10 days ago.

Therefore, no matter how the world line changes, it can only alter the history of these 10 days at most.

Just ten days.

Can he really cut ties with Qin Feng and Cheng Mengxue, block them, and delete them as friends?

"What's the matter?"

Jiang Ran was completely baffled.

No.

I need to contact someone I know right away, anyone will do.

Go through the call logs.

On the first page, three phone calls were made to Wang Hao.

well.

Wang Hao is also an option. They just had barbecue together the day before yesterday.

Although that barbecue may not happen in this new timeline, at least Wang Hao exists.

My junior high school classmate, my high school classmate, and my class monitor.

Since the two talk on the phone frequently, it means that the relationship is still going on.

Without any hesitation, he immediately dialed Wang Hao's number.

The ringing was long, and Jiang Ran unconsciously rubbed the sheets, hoping Wang Hao would answer soon.

at last.

"Hey……"

The person on the other end of the phone was still sleepy.

"What's up, bro... calling so late... aren't you guys done yet?"

Play?
playing what?
"Do you have Qin Feng's phone number? Send it to me." Jiang Ran ignored the meaningless messages and got straight to the point.

"Qin Feng?"

Wang Hao was puzzled:

"Who is it?"

Jiang Ran was taken aback:
"Qin Feng from our class in high school! He was first in the grade, the top scorer in the province's college entrance examination, and a champion in the International Mathematical Olympiad. He was a genius known throughout the school."

"never heard of that."

Wang Hao's tone was very calm:
"I've never heard of this person before. At least they're definitely not in our class... Our high school doesn't have anyone like this."

"How could there not be!"

Jiang Ran scratched his head:
"In high school, Qin Feng, Xiao Xue, and I played together every day—"

"Fuck you! You son of a bitch!"

Wang Hao squealed like a pig:

"I'm the one who hangs out with you two every day! It's the three of us who hang out together every day, okay! An unbreakable iron triangle, you bastard!"

"And another thing, my name isn't Qin Feng! Jiang Ran, are you calling me in the middle of the night just to annoy me?"

"Oh, I get it! You guys are playing Truth or Dare, right? That's so heartless of you! You didn't invite me to the party, and now you're messing with me in the game!"

……

Jiang Ran's palms were sweating.

Confusion, surprise, and a completely unknown situation.

Although they did get along well with Wang Hao in high school, ... they can't just ignore Qin Feng's existence like that, can they?

Why is it that Qin Feng's existence seems to have been erased from this timeline? There's not a trace of him left?

Not only is he not in my contacts,

He wasn't part of the Iron Triangle trio.

Wang Hao had no memory of him.

He wasn't even among my high school classmates!
Where did Qin Feng go?

"Wang Hao, I have something very urgent and important to discuss with Qin Feng right now. It's extremely urgent, so please don't joke with me."

Jiang Ran's tone was very serious:
"If this is a prank or a trick, please stop it immediately and send me Qin Feng's phone number right now!"

He emphasized it again.

"Damn it, why are you so annoying tonight!"

On the other end of the phone, Wang Hao was clearly impatient:

"Why the hell would I lie to you! I'm sleeping soundly in my dorm in the middle of the night, having sweet dreams. I don't have time to play games with you!"

"I'm telling you loudly, no! No! There's no Qin Feng on the phone! And there's absolutely no Qin Feng!"

"I was the class monitor in high school. Do you think I don't know who's in the class? I could recite the entire class roster backwards! There's no one named Qin Feng here!"

"Even if you ripped my brain out, I still couldn't find a damn person named Qin Feng!"

……

Faced with Wang Hao's howling, Jiang Ran gradually calmed down.

Wang Hao isn't someone who's so out of touch with reality; even when joking, he knows his limits.

Furthermore, the other party had been forced to swear during the interrogation. Based on his understanding of Wang Hao... this meant that he really hadn't lied or deceived him.

This is difficult to handle.

Jiang Ran's heart raced.

What exactly did that text message sent 10 days ago say?
Why did Qin Feng, a perfectly healthy person, simply disappear from the world and from their lives?
Jiang Ran couldn't figure out the temporal and spatial logic involved no matter what.

But since Wang Hao insists he doesn't know Qin Feng, there's no point in continuing to communicate with him.

Let's contact Cheng Mengxue instead.

After all, they were childhood sweethearts who had grown up together, and they were also the ones who kept the secret of the time-space text messages together, making communication easier.

As Wang Hao just mentioned, his high school "iron triangle" consisted of himself, Jiang Ran, and Cheng Mengxue.

Although it is unknown why Wang Hao replaced Qin Feng.

But at least this shows that Cheng Mengxue's life trajectory has not changed.

"I'm not going to argue with you anymore."

Jiang Ran interrupted Wang Hao's grumbling:

"Stop nagging about Qin Feng. You must have Xiao Xue's contact information, right?"

"Now, send me Xiaoxue's phone number right now."

(End of this chapter)