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Chapter 178 Crisis?

After Wang Xinran made the nurse nod, she stopped talking, seemingly seeking confirmation from Lu Lingyun.

Shen Xing had regained some sensation in his body, but he did not get out of bed yet. Instead, he continued to sit on the hospital bed, recalling the unusually familiar words spoken by that "overly friendly" person.

He tried to analyze the other person's words and actions from the perspective of a "person".

If we don't consider the other person as abnormal, but simply as a human being, their behavior and language are somewhat excessive.

That's childish.

The way of thinking is like a child's, but the breadth of knowledge may be quite broad.

If Shen Xing were to make an analogy, he might be like a [02-Puppet] who is forcibly stuffed with a lot of human knowledge. The knowledge does not bring the other party "maturity" in a human sense, but is only used as a tool.

If that's the case, then the other party is basically like a child holding the nuclear button...

Is it really necessary to continue this contact? At least find out what the other party wants to achieve?

Although Shen Xing was still unsure of the other party's abilities, at least so far the other party had not shown any hostility towards him.

To understand what someone is doing, you might need to consult a single person.

Cheng Ren, formerly a "container".

A gray Toyota Camry was driving on the road.

Lu Wenying was holding the steering wheel with one hand, driving slowly along the national highway.

She wanted to turn the car towards the Longting International Hotel several times, but she refrained from doing so.

Professor Wen Yan is probably still in his penthouse suite. If we can confirm that he's still staying there, perhaps we can get some information out of him...

However, since Wu Xiaoting and Shen Yuan are both in the car now, the journey will be quite dangerous, and Lu Wenying doesn't want to take them along.

But now I'm the only one taking care of them, and so far there's no one I can trust to entrust them to.

If we really had to entrust these two people to someone...

Although I hate to admit it, there is indeed only one option for now—Wang Xinran.

Although Wang Xinran showed some signs of manipulating Shen Yuan, Lu Wenyin knew that the white worm infestation was just to make Shen Yuan less averse to going to the provincial capital.

Wang Xinran also seemed to be preparing to send Shen Yuan to the more "safe" provincial capital.

While she was lost in thought, she seemed to have unknowingly driven the car to the riverbank.

Originally, Lu Wenying deliberately avoided the riverbank because she was worried that Shen Yuan would feel uncomfortable if she saw the river.

After all, this is where Li Xiaohua disposed of her body, and also where Shen Xing was buried.

"laugh--!"

Just as Lu Wenying was thinking of turning directly at the next intersection, she saw a figure in front of her, slammed on the brakes, and the tires screeched as they rubbed against the ground.

Because they weren't wearing seatbelts, Shen Yuan and Wu Xiaoting in the back seat bumped their heads into the seats in front of them.

"What's wrong, Sister Lu?" Shen Yuan rubbed her head and looked ahead. When she saw the person standing in front of the car, she was also stunned.

Cheng...Ren?

What is he doing here?

Lu Wenying was dumbfounded.

She herself didn't know why she drove here, or how Cheng Ren had been waiting here beforehand.

Or was it just a coincidence?

Lu Wenying's muscles tensed up, and she slowly reached out to touch the pistol at her waist.

She wasn't sure if Cheng Ren could still be communicated with using common sense.

Is the person who woke up now the same middle-aged man who seemed a bit paranoid but could communicate normally? Or is he just some kind of weirdo?

"Dudu Yi"

At this moment, Cheng Ren had already walked to Lu Wenying's car window and knocked on it.

Lu Wenying subtly lowered the electric scooter window slightly, looked in Cheng Ren's direction, and asked, "Is there something you need...?"

""

Cheng Ren gripped the B-pillar. He glanced at Lu Wenyin inside the car, then looked back at Lu Wenyin after seeing the two girls in the back.

"Thank you very much for your help before." Cheng Ren bowed slightly to express his gratitude, then looked in Wu Xiaoting's direction and said, "You know about the anomaly, right?"

"Uh...yes." Lu Wenying nodded.

Although the official term is "weird," she understands what the other party means by "abnormal."

"Do you know that Wu Xiaoting is abnormal?" Cheng Ren asked directly.

Upon hearing this, all three people in the car were stunned for a moment. Lu Wenying and Shen Yuan were both unsure of what Cheng Ren wanted to say.

"Looks like he knows." Cheng Ren nodded slightly. His right hand, which was resting on the B-pillar, began to emit dazzling, colorful crystals that spread into the interior of the vehicle.

This was an anomaly that was visible to the human eye, as if it were a real object. Lu Wenying abruptly raised her hand, pointed the gun at Cheng Ren, and said sternly, "Please let go of my hand!"

Cheng Ren looked at Lu Wenying with a slightly puzzled expression. He slowly asked, "Are you... covering up for someone abnormal? Are you being controlled by her?"

"I'm sorry, you may not understand right now, but I'm going to take all the abnormalities away. I don't want to hurt you..."

""

"Bang!"

Before Cheng Ren could finish speaking, a bullet pierced the car window, and a few drops of blood appeared on his right wrist.

Cheng Ren's face was expressionless, but a bluish-gray baby's face appeared on his neck. The baby seemed to be suffering great pain and let out a shrill scream.

Lu Wenying immediately restarted the car and slammed on the gas pedal.

Cheng Ren's hand was still on the car. He seemed to lack the strength to stop the car with one hand, and was instead pulled to the ground by the car and dragged along.

His suit was quickly worn through by the rough cement road, leaving large patches of blood on his knees and thighs. Several more dead infant faces appeared on his neck, emitting equally agonizing screams.

During the high-speed dragging, Cheng Ren reached his left hand to his thigh, wiped away some blood, and then smeared it directly on the car window.

The car window glass was instantly dissolved, and the blood seeped into the car, expanding like charcoal after sugar and concentrated sulfuric acid collided. The flesh and blood inside the car swelled up like red balloons.

Just as these expanding objects were about to touch Wu Xiaoting and Shen Yuan, who were huddled in the corner, Cheng Ren stopped.

He lowered his head.

Sometime during the night, a pale, slender hand, like that of a little girl, reached out from under the car and grabbed his belt.

Another... anomaly?

The next second, a girl's head with empty eye sockets emerged from under the car. It aimed at Cheng Ren, opened its mouth, and black threads emerged, piercing directly into Cheng Ren's body.

"Sizzle—"

A wisp of smoke rose, and the girl's head, burned by the black mycelium, screamed in agony. Cheng Ren also briefly lost control of his body, his right hand slipping off the bike, and he fell to the ground, rolling several meters.

But before he fell, he grabbed the "girl's" arm with his left hand and pulled her down with him.