Chapter 113 An Unjudgmentable Tomorrow
[I've learned how to call the police ^_^]
After posting the update, she logged out of her social media account, proactively isolating herself from malicious attacks.
In Pei Hening's view, courage is not recklessness.
For the next three days, her life was quite peaceful. Ignoring the malicious comments online made her feel much more comfortable. Although she was still harassed from time to time, she kept all the evidence and handed it over to the police.
On the fourth night, she turned on the TV to watch the local news as usual.
"An urgent police report: Suspect Zhao Tiantian attacked the XX Company building in XX District at approximately XX:00 AM on XX:00 AM on XX:00 AM, and fled after making off with 100,000 gold coins. The suspect's characteristics are as follows: female, aged approximately 16 to 19, about 1.6 meters tall, with long, curly black hair. When she fled, she was wearing a black leather jacket, sunglasses, a mask, gloves, and carrying a pink canvas bag, which is suspected to be armed!"
"This suspect poses a certain degree of danger. The public is urged to be aware of their safety!"
"If you encounter a suspect, do not approach and avoid direct contact..."
Pei Hening sank into the sofa, watching TV comfortably and peacefully.
The news reports over the past three days have mostly been about people committing suicide for all sorts of random reasons, or about various conflicts that have resulted in quite a few deaths.
In this sea of oppressive and bloody news, this police report on the robbery can be considered a breath of fresh air.
Pei Hening simply cooked a bowl of egg noodles. As she picked up the noodles to return to the living room, she saw the girl next door staring longingly at her through the two windows—at the egg noodles in her hand.
"You want some too?"
The girl nodded repeatedly, looking at her with hopeful eyes: "Is it okay?"
"No..."
Pei Hening was interrupted before she could finish speaking.
"Five hundred gold coins! I can transfer them to you right now."
The girl opened her phone and scanned the QR code to pay, and Pei Hening accepted the payment.
"Okay, I'll make you another bowl."
The girl asked, "Can I come over?"
Pei Hening nodded; she also preferred to invite the other person to her home.
She is familiar with the environment, so if a conflict occurs, she will have the upper hand.
Pei Hening placed the cooked egg noodles on the coffee table in the living room, took the steel pipe and walked outside. She looked through the peephole to make sure the person outside was the girl who lived next door before opening the door.
The girl had delicate and lovely features. Her long hair was clipped back with cartoon-shaped clips. She wore a yellow hoodie and a white pleated skirt. She wore a silver necklace and a white jade bracelet and a silver bracelet on her left wrist.
"Come in."
After the girl entered, she asked, "Should I take off my shoes?"
Pei Hening pulled out a pair of disposable slippers and handed them to her: "Change into these."
She asked eagerly, "Where is that delicious-smelling egg noodle soup?"
Pei Hening led her to the living room, handed her a pair of chopsticks, and casually asked, "Haven't you eaten?"
Zhao Tiantian said innocently, "I've been busy all day and just got back. I haven't eaten yet~"
"I'm quite busy."
Zhao Tiantian picked up a mouthful of noodles, squinted her eyes comfortably, she had been starving all day.
The news was still playing on TV, and the two ate their meal quietly.
Zhao Tiantian finished eating, even drinking all the noodle soup, but she still felt a little unsatisfied.
Perhaps because she had been hungry all day, she found this simple and plain bowl of egg noodles to be incredibly delicious!
"Just leave the bowl there; there's a dishwasher."
Zhao Tiantian put down her bowl, thinking about what Pei Hening had been up to these past few days. She rested her chin on her hand and asked, "Neighbor, were you bullied? Do you need my help?"
Well, for the sake of this delicious bowl of egg noodles, she was willing to help this poor neighbor.
Pei Hening understood: "The police have been called, no need for help."
Zhao Tiantian's eyes dimmed, her disappointment evident. "Don't help me, it's a pity."
She still wanted to have some fun~
"Once you've finished eating, you can go back now. I need to rest too."
Zhao Tiantian kept turning back to look at herself, thinking she'd spend money to freeload another meal tomorrow.
Pei Hening was supposed to go to bed, but she couldn't fall asleep, feeling like something was going to happen.
She tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep, and finally went to get a drink of water, slipping on her fluffy slippers.
"Click—"
Pei Hening heard the sound of the door lock, tiptoed to get the steel pipe, carefully walked behind the door, gripped the steel pipe tightly with both hands, and raised it high.
The person outside picked the lock, excitedly pushed the door open, and walked in, moving very quietly.
"Bang—"
The steel pipe struck the lock-picker's head hard.
The other person was dizzy and swearing.
Pei Hening grabbed his collar, lifted him up, and slammed him against the wall, hitting him hard in the stomach.
"Wait, don't you want to know why I broke into your house?"
Hearing his incoherent words, Pei Hening beat him even harder, mocking, "If a poisonous snake bites you, you'd ask it why it bit you?"
The man broke down, tears and snot streaming down his face. He desperately cried out, "Damn it, I'm calling the police! I'm calling the police!"
After beating the man until he was bruised and swollen and unable to fight, Pei Hening threw him on the ground like trash and tied him up with a rope.
Just then, the door next door opened from the inside, and Zhao Tiantian, wearing a white rabbit onesie pajama, came out. Seeing this scene, her smile became even sweeter: "Neighbor sister, are you trying to kill someone? I'll help you!"
Pei Hening's lips twitched. Where did these terrorists come from?
"No, this person broke into my house illegally, and I'm about to call the police."
Zhao Tiantian gave a dejected "oh," looking rather uninterested.
Just then, police sirens sounded downstairs. Zhao Tiantian's eyes lit up. The people who were going to arrest her had arrived.
"See you tomorrow morning, neighbor lady!"
After she finished speaking, she quickly left the floor.
Pei Hening also heard the commotion below, but she hadn't yet dialed the police...
After she came to her senses, she dialed the police.
The officer on duty today was the same one who picked her up during the day.
She laughed and said, "The little girl is having a bit of bad luck."
Pei Hening felt a throbbing headache; Mercury retrograde had been really bad lately: "You bet! I was sleeping peacefully when he suddenly broke in. I was terrified."
After she finished speaking, she asked, "I heard a police siren downstairs just now. What happened?"
The other party didn't hide anything from her, saying, "They arrested the criminal suspect who was on the news today."
Pei Hening was surprised: "That person didn't run away? I thought she ran away overnight."
The officer lifted the man from the ground and said, "No, come with me to the police station. You'll have to give another statement."
When Pei Hening finished giving her statement and left the police station, it was already 11:59 p.m.
Just as Pei Hening was about to take a taxi home, the clock struck twelve.
The next second, her talents, items, skills, weapons, and memories were unlocked, and she was kicked back onto the road, accompanied by a mechanical voice.
[Congratulations to 36,975 players who have completed the mission and cleared the game "Judgment Time"!]
[Starting copy location, linking, and calculation 3-2-1-]
[Location complete, current instance is "Judgment Time" 1]
[The server-wide leaderboard and individual dungeon leaderboards are now open, and player rewards are being distributed. (Note: The leaderboards are now available; please check them out.)]
[The first "shuffled" game of highway survival – "Judgment Time" server-wide leaderboard]
[1. Princess Ningning]
[2. Invincible Iced Cola]
[3. Helpless like a dog]
[4. Stomp on the stick and punch the Japanese devils]
[5. White dove]
[6. Drip-to-ripple]
[7. Falcon]
[8. Barbara]
[9. Faithful believers in God]
[10. May you get rich, get rich, get rich]
[The first "shuffle" game for road survival – "Judgment Time" 1st instance leaderboard]
[1. Helpless like a dog]
[2. Drip-to-rip-to-rip]
[3. My name is Hu Tutu]
[4. The Runaway Mermaid]
[5. Being handsome is my gift]
[6. Never suffer from insomnia]
[7. Emily, oh Emily]
[8. Beth]
[9. I'm just a sucker for good looks]
[10. You're the one with a love-obsessed mind.]
"Congratulations on your narrow escape from the gaze of judgment—"
"When the judgment of the masses turned into sharp blades, you did not yield, nor did you beg for forgiveness. With your unyielding integrity, you won for yourselves an unjudgmentable tomorrow!"
"Welcome! You've officially entered the'Survivors' chapter. There are no spectators here; this is your stage!"
[Rewards being distributed...]
"Congratulations to player [滴比滴比] for achieving sixth place in the 'Judgment Time' event across all servers! Rewards include: Transfer Card*1, Gold Coins*4, Vehicle Upgrade Card Fragment*10 (Note: 100 fragments can be combined into one card), Mysterious Fragment (Gold)*1, Space Expansion Stone*10, Kitten Mischief*1, I've Been Crying*1, and Advanced Healing Potion*10"
"Congratulations to player [滴比滴比] for winning second place in the 'Judgment Time' dungeon 1! Rewards: Transfer Card*1, Gold*2, Vehicle Upgrade Card Fragment*5, Mysterious Fragment (Gold)*1, Space Expansion Stone*2, Be a Good Person with a Conscience*1, Go to Jail Together*1, Intermediate Healing Potion*10, Gold*500"
Pei Hening glanced at the time; two and a half hours had passed, and it was now 11:30.
She leaned back in her chair, sorting through her memories, and finally couldn't help but curse.
This thing isn't as disgusting as the game in the main region, but it still makes people feel depressed and uncomfortable!
[Princess Ningning]: Baby, are you alright?
[Princess Ningning]: I've come to find you.
[DibiDibi]: Where are the people who arrested you?
[Princess Ningning]: Sent them away.
A short while later, a parallel road appeared beside Pei Hening, and Chu Xuange parked his car next to her.
He got out of the car, opened Pei Hening's unlocked car door, and got into the passenger seat.
He placed the flowerpot on his lap and handed her a cup of hot coffee.
Pei Hening took the coffee, took a sip, and the warm liquid flowed down her esophagus into her stomach.
"You mixed it with milk?"
Chu Xuange took one of her hands and hummed in agreement: "It's too bitter, so I mixed a little extra for you."
Pei Hening looked at the coffee in her hand, her attention diverted. She couldn't help but think of a long, long time ago, when Chu Xuange had just taken over the affairs of the Chu family.
It happened to be his birthday, and Pei Hening wanted to send him her blessings right at midnight, so she specially drank coffee to perk herself up.
The coffee was too bitter, so she added milk.
Too much was exchanged.
I passed out before 10 p.m.
"Feeling better now?"
Pei Hening nodded: "And you? Are you alright?"
Chu Xuange: "No problem."
"By the way, I have two server transfer cards, do you want them? I got an extra 500 gold coins in my dungeon ranking rewards, Zhao Tiantian transferred them for me. Why can I take the gold coins out of the dungeon?"
Chu Xuange searched through his memories for a while before saying, "There is no definitive conclusion. The most common and widespread theory is that when players die in a dungeon, their resources, items, money, and skills are left in the dungeon, and the dungeon will take a small portion as a reward."
"I have a region transfer card and a location tracking card. I'll go and take care of them in a bit."
Pei Hening added quietly, "There's also the 'grafting' card."
Chu Xuange nodded. He had been waiting for this day for a long time, and all the necessary preparations had been made. Qin Lianghan was doomed.
Pei Hening composed herself and prioritized the tasks.
"You didn't reach your goal mileage for today either, did you? Go back and once you reach your goal mileage, do what you want to do and try to make it to class."
Chu Xuange grabbed her hand and pressed it against his face, feeling dizzy, and nodded at everything she said.
When he finally realized what was happening, his eyes widened: "You're kicking me out, you bad woman!"
Pei Hening grabbed his face and pulled him away, saying, "You're slandering me again!"
He mumbled indistinctly, "Waaah, they're bullying me!"
Seeing his pitiful look, Pei Hening laughed and leaned over to kiss him: "Hurry up, baby, be careful."
Seeing that she was about to retreat, Chu Xuange took the opportunity to kiss her, nuzzling her cheek, and said seriously, "I know, don't worry, see you at school."
Chu Xuange returned to his car and, while the location card was still valid, ran alongside Pei Hening for a while.
Pei Hening had 002 drive. She turned on the screen and was shocked by the messages in the school channel. Less than ten minutes had passed since they came out of the dungeon, and the school channel had already received ninety-nine messages from more than twenty people.
[Megsil]: I got the "Region Transfer Card" and can transfer regions!
[Falcon]: Buying "region transfer cards", price negotiable.
[Prince Ivan]: @Megsiri Which district do you want to go to? Want to come to my place?
[Megsil]: I am Chinese!
[Find me only to learn English]: A Chinese person with one-sixteenth Chinese ancestry?
[Fire the boss]: Eating melon seeds.jpg
[Princess Doris]: @Falcon
[Falcon]: It's none of my business. The "region transfer card" is his; he can go wherever he wants.
[Frank]: I understand.
[Barbara]: Me too...
[Finding me only to learn English]: No, you don't want to. What will I do if you leave? @Barbara
[Barbara]:...
[Barbara]: What if I said I could take you with me?
[Elisa]: Barbara, my dear friend!
[Find me just to learn English]: My Queen! I am forever loyal to you! @Barbara
[HXWHKL]: So, have you decided which section you want to go to?
[Barbara]: @Falcon, dear friend, which region are you in?
[Hanada Ichiko]: Peeking through the screen.jpg.