Seize the Throne

Chapter 36 

The second half of the night was spent in the laboratory by Bian Yi and Kou Li. As Bian Yi had seen when he arrived, it was common to work overnight here, even though Kou Li did not arrange overtime for them. However, their attitude towards their research had a certain degree of fanaticism, so since the laboratory was built, there had always been a matching lounge.

At this time, Bian Yi was lying on Kou Li’s bed in Kou Li’s lounge.

The room was not as spacious as home, and the bed was not big enough, but it was enough for the two of them.

What was the same as the first time Bian Yi had reincarnated and slept with Kou Li was that there was also a distance between them on the bed. However, the difference was that the distance was not between them, but on the side of the bed.

Bian Yi was tightly nestled in Kou Li’s arms, and Kou Li’s hands were also tightly wrapped around the person in his arms.

They were like those sweetest nights during the most passionate period of their relationship. They not only had to sleep in each other’s arms but also had to keep their feet together.

They felt both nauseous and happy at the same time, and their restless moods and fiery bodies wouldn’t cool down until the second half of the night, until they could fall asleep.

And now, Bian Yi couldn’t sleep either.

He was already tired, but probably because Kou Li went home every night and there was no simple first aid kit in the laboratory, Bian Yi couldn’t fall asleep peacefully.

Kou Li was the same.

He opened his eyes and found Bian Yi looking at him.

Kou Li brushed Bian Yi’s temple and asked him softly, “Can’t sleep?”

Bian Yi blinked as an answer, and the two of them just looked at each other quietly.

After a moment, Bian Yi spoke, “Was it you who set up the revenge system?”

Bian Yi’s voice was hoarse, and Kou Li frowned as he listened. “Do you want some water?”

After speaking, Kou Li wanted to get up.

Bian Yi pulled him back down.

Kou Li lay back down again and answered Bian Yi’s question: “It should be set up by Xiao Shu. I kept many of his small programs, but I don’t know their purpose. I didn’t name them, they are all just numbered.”

“Xiao Shu…” reciting this name, although not thirsty, Bian Yi couldn’t help but lick his lips, and his throat was a little dry. “What happened to that child afterwards?”

“It’s my fault,” Kou Li lowered his eyes, and finally closed them, “I owe Xiao Shu a lot.”

Bian Yi reached out and touched Kou Li’s eyes, which were not covered by his glasses.

He couldn’t blame Kou Li.

If he had to blame someone, he also had some responsibility.

Xiao Shu was their child, but they both…

Yes, Bian Yi guessed it.

There was no saviour from heaven.

The revenge system was something Kou Li had researched for who knows how many years, and it was finally successfully made with Xiao Shu, a semi-elliptical machine.

Apart from saving him from that space, perhaps it also had some shielding and positioning functions, but it certainly didn’t have the ability to travel through time or reverse time.

So, how did they go back to the past?

System, strategy, mission, time traveler.

Bian Yi had always been guessing the truth behind these factors.

And when these factors were combined, their world was like a game.

Suppose this is just a game. Under what circumstances can you start over?

First, the player dies;

Second, the mission fails;

Third, the main NPC or task target dies.

Bian Yi was not sure if Guan Xi, from the previous life, is dead, but what he can be sure of is that even if Guan Xi is dead, the “second round” will not start.

Looking at the current anti-matchmaking self-help system, didn’t it just abandon Guan Xi and find a new host?

As for the failure of the mission, in a true ordinary game, a failure is a failure, but in this real world, there is no clear boundary as to whether it is a failure or not.

If this was just an ordinary game, the game would have already ended the moment Kou Li and Jian Yi caught Guan Xi.

However, the fact is that it did not.

Therefore, only the last one is left.

Mainline NPC or mission target death.

Although Bian Yi is extremely unwilling to believe it, and although he does not want to label himself and Kou Li as “mainline NPC” and “mission target”, this is the closest to the truth.

The truth is:

He and Kou Li both died.

The target object has died, the mission has failed, and the game is over. Please restart the game.

Bian Yi’s heart ached.

He curled up even tighter in discomfort.

This answer is not difficult to guess, but he just didn’t dare to guess before.

He could even guess that Kou Li might have followed him soon after he died.

In the end, the revenge system found him.

This means that his death will be detected by the revenge system and conveyed to the end that controls it.

For Bian Yi, this is really easy to guess.

After all, if the roles were reversed, he would not be able to hold on either.

So, he and Kou Li are both ashamed before Xiao Shu.

He couldn’t imagine how sad Xiao Shu would be after losing two fathers in succession, when he should have grown up happy and carefree.

Clearly, if he had persevered a little longer, their family could have reunited.

Bian Yi fell into self-blame again.

He still lacked an apology to Xiao shu back then.

But he couldn’t say it to the Xiao Shu of that time.

Bian Yi was somewhat selfishly hoping that the world had immediately restarted from the moment he and Kou Li died, so that Xiao Shu wouldn’t have to face an empty house, live alone, or handle the funerals of his two fathers alone. He wouldn’t have to remember, as he is now, growing up simply and happily beside them.

“That would be good.”

Kou Li’s phone rang.

It was a notification sound.

Bian Yi looked at Kou Li, but found that he was also lost in thought and hadn’t heard the sound of the phone’s notification.

When the “beep beep” sound reached the fifth time, Bian Yi was just about to remind Kou Li when he came back to his senses.

Kou Li pinched his nose and reached for the phone on the bedside table.

He glanced at it and handed it to Bian Yi.

Kou Li said, “Guan Xi has escaped.”

Bian Yi took the phone and enlarged the map, where a red dot representing Guan Xi was moving slowly along several streets, probably looking for a hiding place. Bian Yi didn’t care about it.

After losing the system, he was just an ordinary person with no skills or resources. Without money, identity, and with a face that didn’t belong to him, he was a suspect and a potential source of wealth for some people. In such a situation, it was a hopeless situation for someone with no ability.

No matter where he ran or how he escaped, he would never have a chance to see the light again.

But the road was his own choice.

It was he who chose to ignore all the loopholes in the system’s words and was greedy for a life that didn’t belong to him.

If it was someone else —

Bian Yi suddenly thought of Jiang Shi.

Would it be different?

Would everyone be like Guan Xi, unable to resist the temptation of the system?

“That island,” Kou Li interrupted Bian Yi’s thoughts, putting his phone aside and hugging Bian Yi again, “is the E Island we went to before.”

“What’s the matter?” Bian Yi asked him.

At this moment, Kou Li received an update from Guan Xi, which also reminded him of some things about this person. “I left him on that island in the end.”

Bian Yi looked at him and waited for him to continue.

Kou Li sighed, “I couldn’t be sure if that body was yours, so I left him on the island.”

“That island, do you remember? The one you planned after our exploration.”

Bian Yi understood what he meant. The “island” mentioned by Kou Li was not E Island but just a random small island mentioned by Bian Yi.

After they returned from their exploration, although they had gone through several dangerous situations, Bian Yi gained a boyfriend and his passion for exploration did not diminish. On the contrary, it increased even more.

He reviewed their first action, identified many shortcomings, and planned with Kou Li, “When we earn enough money, let’s buy an island! We’ll build a house on the island as a supply point, with food, water, seeds, and tools. Then we’ll place boats in several locations around the island, but only one of them will be good. We’ll also need a signal device that doesn’t work completely! We can go and play every year with different themes and tasks. What do you think, Brother Li?”

“This could be turned into a unique tourist attraction too, right? Oh come on, don’t look at me like that, I know, only the two of us, no one else will be allowed on the island, okay?”

“Even if one of our adventures fails, it seems romantic to die together on our own island with just the two of us.”

The environment in their memories was somewhat fuzzy, after all, it had been too long.

Bian Yi only remembered that at that time, Kou Li was sitting on the sofa reading a book, while he lay on Kou Li’s legs, playing with the buttons on Kou Li’s clothes and describing the most romantic things he could think of in his mind.

He spoke, and Kou Li responded.

When he mentioned the phrase “die together,” Kou Li threw the book aside, picked him up from his legs, and kissed him. Then, he even lost control and almost went too far.

At that time, Kou Li was a bit overbearing but also very charming. His eyes looked fierce as if he wanted to eat the person he was looking at. Bian Yi thought that he was angry at him for saying something offensive, but now he understood that Kou Li was not angry, but rather excited. Kou Li really appreciated his words and could not restrain his desire. Bian Yi paused for a moment, recalling a distant memory, before replying to Kou Li, “I remember.”

Kou Li continued, “At that time, Xiao Shu and I were about to succeed. I thought that if it was you, you could definitely survive. As long as you came back, I would definitely be able to save you.”

Therefore, he recognized Guan Xi at first glance but still kept him at home and by his side. Although he knew it was fake, he still didn’t want Guan Xi to get hurt even a little bit. That’s why he didn’t directly kill Guan Xi, the thief who stole Bian Yi’s life because he was afraid that there would be no body for Bian Yi to return to.

In fact, at that time, Kou Li, Xiao Shu, and Jian Yi were on that island, which was their laboratory, similar to what Bian Yi had seen before. They had installed surveillance cameras everywhere on the island, but unfortunately, Guan Xi was too stupid and too cowardly, and he didn’t notice anything. He lived in fear every day.

They could see Guan Xi’s miserable face and his useless appearance at any time, which made them even more convinced that he was not the adventurous Bian Yi.

Actually, Kou Li had made Jian Yi perform many tests, but unfortunately, the results always showed that Guan Xi’s body data was exactly the same as Bian Yi’s. Therefore, even when they went back to 17 years ago, Kou Li still did not directly kill Guan Xi. He did not dare to take the risk.

Bian Yi looked at Kou Li and put his hand on his face. Although he had resented this man countless times, he now said to Kou Li, as he had said countless times before, “I am very grateful to have you with me.”

Kou Li smiled and took Bian Yi’s finger, kissed it lightly on his lips, and then held him and whispered softly, “Go to sleep, we still have to take Xiao Shu to school tomorrow morning.”

Bian Yi responded softly in his arms, “Mm, let’s sleep.”

The phone left aside by Kou Li had its volume adjusted, but the flashing red dot did not disturb the rest of the two.

At this moment, Guan Xi was hiding in a trash can in an alley.

It was very dirty, smelly, and dark here.

But he had no choice. This was the opportunity he had finally found, and he had to escape.

Recently, Guan Xi discovered the changes in his body.

It was because of those two disgusting men that he realized it.

They said, “Why are you so ugly lately? I’m losing my appetite.”

Guan Xi didn’t know how Bian Yi would react to this, but he was disgusted and vomited.

He really vomited, so the two men lost interest and left the room, chatting on the other side.

Thanks to Guan Xi, the relationship between Zhuo Feng and Xu Rui has improved a lot.

They were communicating in another language, the door was open, and Guan Xi could hear them talking and see their expressions.

They knew that Guan Xi couldn’t understand, so they didn’t cover up.

Guan Xi didn’t really understand, but he understood their expressions.

Their eyes looked at him like a commodity, like something they had played with and could make a big profit by selling it now.

Guan Xi hurriedly ran into the bathroom, and the cold water pouring on him made him sober.

He had to escape.

Perhaps because of his strong survival instinct, Guan Xi’s mind was particularly bright in situations related to life and death.

He quickly realized that the price that could interest Xu Zhuo and Xu Rui must not be a normal skin and flesh transaction, but an experimental product.

In anxiety, Guan Xi would look in the mirror many times a day.

He had never loved his original appearance like he did now. Yes, he could be sure that in a short time, he would be able to return to himself.

As long as he escaped and hid for a few days, he would no longer be Bian Yi.

By then, no one would recognize him!

This is his only chance at survival.

Guan Xi had been hiding in the trash can for a day and a night, and he had no idea what he looked like now.

Just to be safe, he would stay for three more days, and no one should mistake him for a Bianyi.

By then, he would be able to-

The lid of the trash can was opened.

A tall foreign man, whom Guan Xi did not recognize, opened the lid. He couldn’t understand what the man was saying.

But he saw Zhuo Feng, ten meters away. The man looked at him with disgust, as if looking at garbage in a trash can.

He talked to another foreigner beside him for a few words and handed over his phone. He pointed to the phone and then to Guan Xi. The foreigner smiled with satisfaction and signaled to the tall bodyguard behind him.

The bodyguard handed a black box to Zhuo Feng, who smiled with satisfaction.

Even if Guan Xi were stupid, he should understand this scene.

He was being tracked, and he had not been found in the past two days, but it was just another game that Zhuo and Xu were playing with him.

And now, the merchant they were waiting for had arrived, and they had easily found him and sold him.

Guan Xi wanted to pass out so he wouldn’t have to face all this – in his past life, when he didn’t want to face the brutal battles of the men who loved him, he often fainted to solve the problem.

Unfortunately, his body did not cooperate. Even though he had been tortured like this before, and hadn’t received enough energy, he was still sober and had to face this scene.

He watched in a daze.

He watched Zhuo Feng preparing to leave with the box full of money, and the foreigner who had just traded the money out of his pocket without making a sound and ignited the gun under the silencer.

Zhuo Feng’s head was blown off.

Guan Xi wanted to scream, but no sound came out.

The foreigner across from him was still communicating in words he couldn’t understand. Their leader said, “Chop him up. If this experimental product is faulty, throw his body to Xu.”