The male supporting character was actually myself.

Lewis was lost in thought, praying that luck would come his way again.

If I can escape death this time, I will definitely be a good landlord who collects rent and never risk doing these things again!

"Choose one of two, either..." Meng Xiucheng, holding the gun in his right hand, hadn't finished speaking when he suddenly felt a sense of crisis approaching. It was as if something, like a venomous snake, was lurking in the shadows, baring its fangs, just waiting to bite him.

In the blink of an eye, as he sensed the approaching threat of death, he heard a very faint tearing sound in the air.

"Host!" The auxiliary system, Little Cheetah, clearly sensed the fluctuations of the item. It only managed to shout out before being pulled into a vortex that appeared out of nowhere and disappeared.

At the same time, Meng Xiucheng's body also disappeared.

"Clang!" The laser gun fell to the ground with a dull thud.

Li Zixuan was clearly not in the mood to react, and hurriedly picked up her gun, pulled the trigger, and shouted, "Die! Your clues are mine now!"

A bright laser beam shot out from the gun barrel, and Lewis, unable to move, closed his eyes in despair.

"Oh no!" Lu Xinnan, who witnessed the scene from the passenger seat, exclaimed instinctively, "She's killed someone!"

However, the next second, apart from the composed Jiang Chen, the two women and one man present were all stunned.

The laser stopped ten centimeters in front of Lewis's forehead and could not go any further, as if an invisible barrier was blocking it.

He stared intently at the light, beads of cold sweat trickling down his face. Two seconds later, the light vanished, and Lewis secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Zixuan failed to fire a second shot; the laser gun, with extraordinary force, detached itself from her right hand and floated in mid-air.

She instinctively reached for the gun, and immediately her arm was covered in a dense network of wounds. The pain made her gasp, and she quickly pulled her hand back.

"You've been controlled by someone using props, haven't you?" The chubby whale swam around her, gurgling out a few bubbles and spreading its short fins. It spoke slowly and deliberately, "Look, your so-called Brother Cheng didn't care about you when it mattered most."

I could almost smell him using an A-grade item to escape.

It's probably a type of prop that can be controlled with one's mind when a threat is perceived.

They clearly had a chance to drag you along to escape, tsk tsk tsk, but when it comes to escaping for your life, they don't care whether you live or die.

"If you don't want to suffer any more, I advise you to surrender obediently. After all, you're being fooled by that man's sweet talk every night, ignoring everything I say, and even giving him all the useful high-level tools. There's nothing I can do to save you."

Li Zixuan was in pain, angry, and scared. In a fit of rage, she yelled, "When the hell are you going to stop making sarcastic remarks?"

"You'll regret not listening to the help system." The little fat whale lay there with a Buddhist-like attitude and said helplessly, "When I try to advise you, you scold me for being nosy and making a fuss; when I try to offer my opinion, you accuse me of being sarcastic."

"If it weren't for the fact that hosts are directly assigned by the main system, I wouldn't want to be bound to you..."

Li Zixuan was sweating profusely and desperately trying to find a prop to use as a temporary solution when she was struck hard on the back of the head and collapsed to the ground unconscious.

"Holy crap! What the hell happened?" Lewis was completely baffled, and then his eyes rolled back and he passed out.

Only then did Jiang Chen open the car door and get out. "Xiao Bai, did you take pictures of everything?"

"Don't worry, host, you have to trust my filming skills!" The little white cat held the communicator, clicked to save the video, and proudly twitched its ears, assuring everyone, "It will definitely prove that the guy who ran away committed robbery!"

He nodded and stepped forward, first taking the disk out of Lewis's arms, copying the data to his portable device, and then putting it back in his pocket.

He instructed Lu Xinnan to tie up the unconscious Li Zixuan securely, throw her into the trunk, and drive towards the quiet little courtyard they had just bought.

Less than a minute after Jiang Chen drove away from the "crime scene" in his hovercar, Lewis rubbed his head and got up from the ground.

Only a few drops of blood remained in the quiet alley; the man and woman who had inexplicably jumped out to shoot him were nowhere to be seen.

He had no idea what was going on. He covered his head and ran away as fast as he could, secretly vowing that after finishing this job, he would never take any more risks!

"Damn it! What's going on? Did you see anything around you?" Meng Xiucheng, who had been teleported back to his residence, was pulling at his hair in frustration, his head full of question marks.

Then, for some reason, my arm started to hurt, like I'd been cut.

He rubbed his head but found no wound, so he quickly took out his communicator to contact Li Zixuan.

Chapter Twenty-Five: One-on-one, a small leather whip can be used!

Just as he was about to threaten the contestant named Lewis, a sense of crisis suddenly descended, and then the insurance he had put in for himself—the one-time A-level item "Prepare for a Rainy Day"—came into play.

When faced with a deadly attack or a threat beyond their ability to resist, the "preparedness" feature is used passively to create an unstoppable escape route around the protected target.

The downside is that when entering the escape tunnel to reach the safe location, you cannot carry any threatening weapons; firearms and ammunition will be automatically excluded from the escape tunnel.

When an escape route suddenly appeared, Meng Xiucheng knew the situation was urgent and he instinctively jumped in, forgetting to take Li Zixuan with him!

Even the valuable laser gun was forgotten to be put back into the system space, and was left behind in the alley.

"Sorry, the user you dialed is temporarily unavailable. Please try again later." After waiting anxiously for a while, he realized he couldn't reach Li Zixuan and started to panic.

The little cheetah frowned, thought for a moment, and shook its head, saying, "I didn't find anything. After all, I can't be more than a meter away from you. In that situation, I didn't have time to check my surroundings before you dragged me away."

It seems you escaped unscathed thanks to an A-grade item.

Li Zixuan, who has already had many less high-level items looted by you, is probably in grave danger.

Since you're not injured, she might be out of immediate danger, or at least not strangled on the spot.

That girl is quite good at using her looks to seduce people; she might even be able to seduce a man. But if she's not charming enough, you should be prepared.

After all, you two have established an alliance, so the damage she suffers will be reflected back to you by 20%.

The damage rebounded upon death will probably give you a run for your money.

Meng Xiucheng looked distressed and regretted it so much that he kept slapping his thigh.

Before he was bound to the auxiliary system, he was a man in the real world with little education who did odd jobs everywhere. He was also lazy and liked to eat and drink well and play Pai Gow.

Having experienced those missions, the world has become a folded, brief memory, which is basically of no help. When faced with a situation, one still relies on instinct.

When faced with a life-or-death situation, his selfish and self-serving nature was fully exposed.

He was so focused on running that he forgot to take his teammates with him.

"Damn it, we shouldn't have formed this alliance. It's just dragging me down!" Meng Xiucheng anxiously dialed the other party's number again, but still couldn't get through, making him extremely anxious.

The little cheetah wagged its tail and shook its head, saying, "Don't forget the circumstances under which you chose to ally with Li Zixuan."

Back then, you were just lustful and only thought about sleeping with the pretty girl. Since she was loyal to you, you went along with it and formed an alliance.

When I advised you to think it over, you weren't happy about it.

"You have to finish the path you chose, even if you have to crawl. Before the damage rebounds, quickly find some items that can mitigate some of the damage, at least to suffer less."

"Yes, I need to find some items quickly!" He took a deep breath and hurriedly checked if there were any items that could mitigate damage, while praying that Li Zixuan would be quick-witted.

Even if it means enduring some hardship or making the other person feel comfortable, as long as you're alive, you can always find a way to make things work again.

"She absolutely mustn't betray me, or we'll be in big trouble!"

While searching for the props, Meng Xiucheng suddenly felt a headache coming on when he thought that Li Zixuan might betray him. "The control of the golden props changes with distance and environment."

"What if we're too far apart, which already reduces our control? If we use torture or something similar to undermine their loyalty, what if Li Zixuan turns against us?"

“Using props always has its advantages and disadvantages. If she really betrays you, you can only accept your bad luck,” the little cheetah replied, wagging its tail.

He became increasingly agitated, and slammed his fist against the wall, cursing under his breath.

Women are such a pain in the ass!

........................

The air was filled with a pleasant haze during the quiet afternoon, especially the comfortable temperature and sunshine on the main planet, which were easy to become intoxicated by.

Jiang Chen and Lu Xinnan had lunch in the second-hand courtyard they bought at a high price before walking down the corridor into the basement.

"Where is this? Who are you people?" Li Zixuan felt a chill run through her from head to toe. She shivered and opened her eyes to find herself locked up by the most advanced interstellar technology, unable to move an inch.

Out of self-preservation instinct, she tried her best to make her voice sound weak and pitiful, her slender body, soaked with sweat and wrapped in clothes, trembled slightly in an attempt to arouse the other party's pity.

"You've been captured by two contestants, but I don't know the specifics. After all, they both know about the auxiliary system, so it's impossible for them to discuss how to deal with you within my reach."

The little fat whale continued to leisurely blow bubbles. "Don't waste your energy. Give all the useful props to that charcoal guy. You don't have any props to use now."

I just hope the other party will be magnanimous and let you off the hook after knowing all the dirty things you and Blackie have done. Otherwise, you'll have to stop here in this assessment.

This dark, damp basement is where you failed.

Hearing its unhurried and sarcastic remarks, Li Zixuan trembled with anger.

"As you probably guessed, we are also contestants." Lu Xinnan spoke to the young girl in a gentle tone, "Don't be afraid, we just want to ask you some questions."

If you tell the truth, they might let you off the hook.

The premise is that you can't have any other intentions, otherwise...

She glanced at Jiang Chen, whose expression was calm and composed, and said softly, "He's not as indecisive as I am."

The little white cat perched on its host's shoulder, cracking sunflower seeds, and whispered, "Host, is it working if you two play the good cop and the bad cop? I feel like this girl is impervious to both soft and hard approaches."

Li Zixuan felt a chill when she saw Lu Xinnan; in her experience, it was always women who were difficult to get along with.

After all, if you use a little trickery on men, they'll be completely charmed.

But most women can tell what you're up to just by glancing at you.

Why would a thousand-year-old fox spirit play a game like Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio?

The very methods you're good at using might actually annoy women.

But when her eyes fell on Jiang Chen, who had an extraordinary temperament and handsome appearance, she immediately felt reassured.

Judging from what the woman said, he was the one in charge, which made things much easier!

He looks to be no more than twenty-four or twenty-five years old, the time when a boy is transforming into a man. As long as you understand his psychological needs, it won't take long to get him!

Since ancient times, Chang'e has loved young men, and Meng Xiucheng, this handsome guy, is much more pleasing to the eye.

I don't know what got into me back then, but I actually asked to form an alliance with Meng Xiucheng? How wonderful it would have been to remain free and form an alliance with this handsome guy!

"What...what do you want to do?" Li Zixuan asked, her voice trembling as she looked at Jiang Chen with pitiful eyes, feeling annoyed.

The little white cat stuck out its pink tongue and complained, "So slutty! My host doesn't like people like you! Ugly people always cause trouble! Hehehe~"

Jiang Chen strolled over with one hand in his pocket and said in a calm tone, "Of course I want to ask you some questions."

After speaking to her at close range, Li Zixuan felt more at ease.

The handsome guy didn't seem to have much of a violent aura. He appeared to be a refined and gentlemanly person. He wasn't abnormal or evil, so he probably hadn't even killed anyone. This kind of gentleman is the easiest to deal with!

"You ask me a question and I'll answer it?" Li Zixuan's tone changed to a seductive one, her eyes looking at him provocatively. "Of course, but I have a condition: let this lady go outside so we can have a one-on-one chat. You can even bring a small leather whip."