After Bystander A Bound to JJ Literature City – CH85

Chapter 85

“Where is Yu You now?”

Zuo Feiyang slowly came back to his senses from the shock of learning that Yu You was an S-class prophetic ability user. Still somewhat dazed, he replied to Fu Suxi, “I’m not sure. I haven’t seen Brother Yu today.”

Fu Suxi glanced at him. “I wasn’t asking you.”

Zuo Feiyang froze and looked up. Only then did he realize Fu Suxi hadn’t even looked at him. His eyes were slightly lowered, his gaze fixed somewhere in the empty air.

As if he were looking at… the barrage.

[User “Big Yellow Girl” reminds you that the other party has left S City and tips you 50 universal coins.]

[User “World’s No.1 Cute Girl” informs you that the other party is nearby and hopes you enjoy the search game.]

[User “Pure and Desireless” feels extremely annoyed for forgetting your temporary lover’s exact room number and tips you 50 universal coins.]

[User “Pizza Heart” reminds you that the other party is in the Combat Department building and tips you 50 universal coins.]

[User “Scarecrow’s Grass” screams a reminder that the other party is in RB-4F512 and tips you 50 universal coins.]

Fu Suxi watched the barrage quietly. When the ID “Scarecrow’s Grass” appeared, his gaze paused.

That place was on the underground level.

512.

He glanced at the room numbers on the lounge doors along both sides of the corridor, then walked straight forward. Passing through a glass door, the lounge marked 512 appeared clearly in his sight.

Fu Suxi stopped at the door of 512 and pressed the handle.

The door was locked. Someone was inside.

He applied a little force.

Click.

The entire lock loosened with a crack, almost falling apart.

When he pushed the door open, the first thing he saw was a lumped-up blanket on the bed.

[User “Scarecrow’s Grass” urges you to seize the opportunity, kill the person, and destroy the evidence, tipping 50 universal coins.]

[User “Pure and Desireless” excitedly suggests you assault the other party while he sleeps and tips you 100 universal coins.]

[User “Lord of Fire God” is curious about your plan and tips you 100 universal coins.]

Fu Suxi walked to the bedside. The person on the bed was buried under the blanket, only a small patch of black hair exposed.

He reached out and lifted the blanket, revealing the face beneath.

It was indeed Yu Zhi.

Fu Suxi slowly narrowed his eyes. The viewers in the livestream loved stirring up trouble, but they each had their own preferences and desires.

When it came to Yu You, he tended to trust the words of those users who had grudges with him a little more.

For example—Scarecrow’s Grass.

[User “Patch and Mend” asks whether you are immersed in the other party’s handsomeness and tips you 666 universal coins.]

Fu Suxi snapped back to attention. He hadn’t actually been paying attention to Yu Zhi’s face before, but after seeing the comment, his gaze unconsciously fell on it.

Soft black hair spread out in messy strands. His clean, well-shaped features were fully exposed to the air. Because he had been sleeping with the blanket over his head, his originally pale skin had been stifled into a faint blush, adding a hint of warmth and vitality.

He really did look quite good.

Fu Suxi replied to the barrage, “If I want to look at a handsome man, I can just look in the mirror.”

[User “Patch and Mend” appreciates your self-deception.]

Fu Suxi looked down at Yu Zhi from above. Yu Zhi didn’t wake up from what he had just said. Instead, with the blanket no longer blocking his breathing, his lips parted slightly, as if he were greedily drawing in the hard-won fresh air.

He was sleeping very soundly.

Fu Suxi released the corner of the blanket and let it fall back, covering Yu Zhi’s head again.

A faint breeze brushed across his face, carrying a light fragrance—the unique scent formed when body wash mixed with the warmth of human skin.

It smelled good.

Fu Suxi paused in the middle of pulling out a cigarette. The inexplicable irritation in his chest faded a little.

Lowering his eyes, he looked thoughtfully at the white lump under the blanket.

If Yu You’s scent and voice could restore people’s sanity value—

Then what about his blood?

What about his flesh?

Fu Suxi flexed his fingers, wanting to test it. But remembering the black-hole-like body that Yu Zhi possessed—one that healed with extreme difficulty—he suppressed the impulse.

He remembered that the research department still had some of Yu Zhi’s blood samples.

……

Yu Zhi slept extremely well.

In his dream, he was playing across mountains and fields, chasing rabbits, stealing bird eggs. After playing for a long time he got hungry, so he ran off to pick wild fruits.

He had just gathered a large handful of unknown berries when suddenly a fire broke out in the forest. The flames roared wildly, swallowing half the mountain in an instant, scaring him into running for his life.

Halfway through running he was so hungry he couldn’t keep going. He wanted to eat something, but when he reached into his pocket—

All the fruit had fallen out.

Angry and starving, Yu Zhi woke up straight from the dream.

And after waking up, he felt even hungrier.

He rubbed his face and went groggily to the bathroom to wash up, then took out his phone to check the time.

It was almost midnight.

He had slept from noon until the middle of the night without eating a single grain of rice. No wonder even his dreams were about finding food.

Suddenly, a cold voice sounded beside his ear.

“After verification, you have indeed been actively taking action and have completed the main quest and dungeon tasks.”

The moment he heard that, Yu Zhi woke up completely.

“So what about Meteorite Biotech?”

He waited for a moment but didn’t hear the system continue.

“…And?”

The system said, “Additionally, please continue taking action and complete the main quest.”

“….”

Yu Zhi blinked. “You don’t have to tell me the details. Just tell me whether they were punished or not.”

This matter wasn’t something the system absolutely couldn’t talk about. It was also a little worried that Yu Zhi might stir up more trouble again. After hesitating for a moment, it gave a vague reminder.

“About the same as before.”

Yu Zhi immediately understood. Meteorite Biotech had probably been punished with a time-limited hidden quest.

“Alright then,” he said flatly.

The system observed his expression. There was no joy that Meteorite Biotech had been punished, nor any anxiety about possible retaliation.

The act of instigating thousands of users to report the company seemed, to Yu Zhi, about as trivial as tossing garbage into a trash can.

The system couldn’t help asking, “Aren’t you afraid of being retaliated against?”

Yu Zhi looked confused. “Who would retaliate against me? The system? Are you secretly colluding with them?”

The system stammered, “Of course not.”

“Then that settles it,” Yu Zhi said confidently after a pause. “You should be thanking me for proving your innocence.”

The system: “……”

We truly appreciate it.

“But what about…” Meteorite Biotech?

Before it could finish, Yu Zhi seemed to know what it wanted to say. He blinked innocently.

“How would they trace it back to me?”

“I didn’t do anything.”

The system: “?”

What do you mean you didn’t do anything?

In the next second, it suddenly realized something.

The ones who reported Meteorite Biotech and the system were the livestream viewers.

And the one who issued the punishment hidden quest to Meteorite Biotech was the system.

Yu Zhi really hadn’t done anything at all. The true instigator had completely removed himself from the situation.

System: “……”

The viewers in Yu Zhi’s livestream also realized what had happened and immediately began flooding the barrage.

[User “Strongest King” loudly condemns your betrayal after crossing the river.]

[User “Electronic Wooden Fish” is shocked by your behavior of killing the donkey after the millstone is gone and begins knocking a wooden fish.]

[User “Arrogant Rich Young Master” reminds you that he fears no trouble and tips you 0.1 universal coins.]

[User “momo” curiously asks whether you are not afraid of angering the livestream viewers and tips you 20 universal coins.]

[User “Scarecrow’s Grass” viciously curses that you will soon suffer the same betrayal you just committed.]

Yu Zhi wiped his face and walked out as he spoke.

“It’s not that I didn’t want to do it myself. It’s just that there was no reporting channel, so I had to give everyone the opportunity to perform this righteous act of eliminating harm for the people.”

“I didn’t even care about my personal gain or loss—”

He stepped out of the bathroom, and his voice stopped abruptly.

Yu Zhi froze.

Only then did he realize that there was suddenly another person in the room.

Fu Suxi sat on the sofa, a cigarette glowing red between his fingers. His narrow dark eyes watched Yu Zhi quietly through the drifting smoke.

Yu Zhi looked at the cigarette in his hand and immediately realized the culprit behind the fire in his dream.

Their eyes met.

Fu Suxi spoke first. “What did you do?”

Yu Zhi quickly replayed his earlier conversation with the system. The information had been vague—Meteorite Biotech hadn’t been mentioned directly.

He blinked and said to Fu Suxi, “I washed my face.”

Fu Suxi: “…I heard your conversation with the system.”

Yu Zhi asked back, “If you heard it, why ask?”

Fu Suxi raised an eyebrow and glanced at the barrage.

[User “Clear-Minded in the World” reminds you that the other party is planning to kill you and tips you 50 universal coins.]

[User “One Life One Love” reminds you that the other party is planning a three-person activity and tips you 100 universal coins.]

[User “Lord of Fire God” reminds you that the other party has joined a certain company and tips you 50 universal coins.]

[User “Scarecrow’s Grass” reminds you that the other party used livestream viewers to report a certain company and tips you 50 universal coins.]

Fu Suxi looked at the last comment. Combined with Yu Zhi’s earlier conversation with the system, he roughly guessed what had happened.

Yu You was not someone from Meteorite Biotech, and he was the type who would never swallow losses quietly. Since they had harmed him once, he would definitely retaliate.

Causing trouble for them the moment he left the pollution zone…

Quite expected.

Fu Suxi smiled faintly. Thin strands of smoke drifted along his sharp facial features.

Yu Zhi had no idea what he was thinking. Seeing that he said nothing, Yu Zhi simply put on his coat.

“I’m hungry. Is there still food at this hour?”

Fu Suxi said calmly, “A new main quest will be released at midnight. Everyone is on high alert.”

Yu Zhi glanced at him strangely. If a new quest was about to be released, why did this mad dog still have time to come looking for him?

He thought about it but didn’t ask.

Right now he just wanted to eat.

Yu Zhi gave a perfunctory “oh,” opened the door, and walked out.

“Since nobody’s sleeping, there should be something to eat somewhere.”

After a few steps, he ran into Lu Liming, who looked exhausted and worn out.

Lu Liming had obviously been busy the whole day. His steps were heavy, stubble had grown on his chin, and even the stethoscope around his neck had been put away.

When he saw Yu Zhi, his eyes lit up. He rushed forward in a single stride.

“Brother Yu! So you’re here!”

“I thought you went out. The new mission will be released soon, everyone’s waiting outside. I was just coming back to take a shower…”

Yu Zhi said honestly, “I slept all day.”

Lu Liming paused, rubbing his chin thoughtfully.

“Brother Yu, could your passive prophecy ability be related to sleep?”

“Or maybe rest? Maybe it only works when you’re fully rested?”

Yu Zhi looked puzzled.

“How did we suddenly start talking about my prophecy ability?”

He asked, “What does my sleeping have to do with prophecy?”

Lu Liming said matter-of-factly, “Didn’t you predict that the upcoming mission wouldn’t be difficult?”

Yu Zhi’s eyelid twitched.

He suspected he had misheard.

“Who predicted it?”

Lu Liming replied, “You did.”

Yu Zhi: “???”

I predicted it?

Why don’t I know that myself?

“I slept all day without waking up. How could I—”

Suddenly he thought of something. His voice stopped mid-sentence, and he turned around sharply.

The culprit was standing by the lounge doorway, leaning casually against the wall. A cigarette hung from his mouth as he looked at Yu Zhi with a half-smile.

“Looks like you made the prediction in your sleep.”

Yu Zhi: “……”

Lu Liming looked at Fu Suxi, then at Yu Zhi. Taking a deep breath, he said, “Brother Yu, does your prophecy ability involve sleep-talking?”

“A… a prophetic dream?”

Tick—

Tick—

The second hand of the clock moved to twelve.

Midnight.

A new main quest appeared on everyone’s system panel.

[Main Quest Four: Building the Future Together (0/30)]

[Mission Objective: Perform at least one personal action each day to defend Earth. The mission lasts thirty days and refreshes every day at 00:00. Please complete it actively!]

[Completion Reward: 50 universal coins.]

[Failure Penalty: Deduct 50 universal coins.]

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