Chapter 172 - Chapter 172: We Are of the Same Kind
Chapter 172: We Are of the Same Kind
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Within Jiang Ziyu’s line of sight, he only saw the fair, beautiful fingers of a woman gripping tightly onto the handle of a black knife through a plastic bag.
The other end of the hilt had already pierced into his lower left abdomen.
Fresh blood flowed out as an icy wisp of wind seeped into his body through his wound with every breath he took.
After a brief numbness, his nerves started transmitting the pain signals directly to Jiang Ziyu’s cerebral cortex as the pain from his wound gradually worsened.
Jiang Ziyu staggered in pain, his entire body on the verge of collapsing.
“Who did you say you wanted to kill?”
A smile wiped onto Lin Shanchu’s face. Her straightforward, pure eyes held no fear in them and her soft voice was as calm as still water.
From her expression and tone, it was hard to imagine that she had just stabbed someone’s abdomen with a boning knife.
“You… Why…” Jiang Ziyu’s face, which was gradually losing color, was filled with unwillingness.
Because of Tang Qidai, he had been secretly observing Lin Shanchu for a long time.
Lin Shanchu always had a kind and gentle demeanor.
While most of the trainees had a background in dance and good physical fitness, Lin Shanchu’s fitness wasn’t as great.
Therefore, Jiang Ziyu felt that he could easily restrain Lin Shanchu and complete the plan according to Tang Qidai’s instructions.
He thought everything would go smoothly.
He’d never expected himself to fail.
Even less did he expect Lin Shanchu to come prepared and act so ruthlessly.
The corners of Lin Shanchu’s lips slowly turned down and the smile in her eyes faded, leaving only a solemn expression.
She yanked the knife out and stepped backvvard.
Blood gushed out from his gaping wound.
A large amount of blood filled the plastic bag that was covering the handle of the knife.
However, not a single drop of blood splattered on her.
Jiang Ziyu dropped to the ground with a thud.
His face was still full of resentment and unwillingness, but he was so weak he could not make a sound. Yet, he was still glaring at Lin Shanchu and struggling to get up.
Lin Shanchu towered over him as she stared down.
“Save your energy. Otherwise, you’ll be a corpse by the time someone finds you.”
If Jiang Ziyu really died here, it would not be easy to clean up the mess.
It would also bring trouble to the production crew.
The show might even be canceled because of someone’s death.
Those sisters who had been practicing hard for the competition were innocent. They should not be dragged down by scum like this.
Lin Shanchu carefully wrapped the blood-stained knife back into the plastic bag.
In the afternoon, she lied about going to the bathroom to secretly go to the cafeteria kitchen to get it.
The freshly sharpened boning knife was extremely sharp and expensive.
So, she had to return it.
Lin Shanchu kept the knife and prepared to leave.
At this moment, a third person’s voice suddenly sounded in the room. “Is it necessary to waste so much time talking nonsense to someone like him?” It was a very familiar clear tone and the voice was pleasant to the ears.
Lin Shanchu froze. She turned around and saw Huo Chaosheng lifting the curtain to step out of the lounging area.
The director was usually busy with work and often took quick breaks in the office. Which was why the office had a small lounge.
Lin Shanchu watched him approach step by step as she spoke, “Were you in the lounge together with him just now?”
Since Jiang Ziyu had come prepared, Lin Shanchu naturally thought that he would have made all the necessary preparations.
She never thought there would be a third person in the director’s office.
“Yes,” Huo Chaosheng nodded seriously, “The rest area has a bad orientation.
There’s no light, so the director invited me to his office to rest.”
Lin Shanchu knew the director’s personality. Huo Chaosheng was a walking celebrity, so he naturally wanted to worship him.
So, it was normal for the director to let Huo Chaosheng rest in his office.
Huo Chaosheng looked down at Jiang Ziyu who was lying on the ground in a semi-unconscious state. He raised his leg and kicked him a little before saying, “Are you going to let him die just like that?”
Lin Shanchu didn’t say anything and only sized Huo Chaosheng up.
She didn’t know who Huo Chaosheng was, nor did she know what Huo
Chaosheng wanted to do.
She could only wait and see.
Huo Chaosheng noticed her concern and comforted her with a smile, “Don’t worry, I won’t tell anyone about this.”
“Why?” Lin Shanchu asked coldly.
“Because…”
Huo Chaosheng deliberately dragged out his tone. When he saw the impatience on Lin Shanchu’s face, he continued, “We are of the same kind.”
His expression instantly became extremely serious.
Lin Shanchu narrowed his eyes at him, “So, you approached me on purpose?”
“Smart girl!” Huo Chaosheng looked at her with a look of admiration, “Of course, people of the same kind should be good friends, right?”
Another lunatic.
Lin Shanchu turned around and walked out.
But Huo Chaosheng’s voice and footsteps came from behind.
“Why are you leaving?”
Lin Shanchu ignored him.
“Aren’t you afraid that he’ll call the police?”
“He wouldn’t dare,” Lin Shanchu replied without looking back.
She had merely called Tang Qidai a b * tch and Jiang Ziyu had already lost his mind. How could he risk implicating Tang Qidai by calling the police? “Oh, okay then I’ll throw him out,” Huo Chaosheng replied.
Throw him out?!
Lin Shanchu furrowed her brows slightly and turned around to see Huo Chaosheng dragging Jiang Ziyu to the window.
“What are you doing?!” Lin Shanchu’s expression changed.
“Don’t you think it’s too easy to just stab him once?”
Huo Chaosheng said with a smile. He loosened his grip and Jiang Ziyu plunged.
“Did I do well?” Huo Chaosheng winked at her as if he was asking for credit.
Those who didn’t know would probably think that Huo Chaosheng had really done a good deed.
But this person, who had just thrown a living person out of a fourth -floor window with a smile on his face, said that he was of the same kind as her.
Jiang Ziyu, the victim whom he had just thrown down, held no grudges against him.
No normal person would do such a thing to someone who had nothing to do with them.
She was not the same as this psychopath at all.
“We are not the same.”
Lin Shanchu coldly stated before pushing the door open and leaving.
As soon as she stepped out of the office door, an alarm rang in her head.
[Major disruption detected in the main storyline. Significant deviation of main characters from the set storyline. Initiating repair…]
Ever since her last negotiation failed, Lin Shanchu had blocked the system for a long time.
When she heard the alarm, she shuddered out of shock before remembering that she still had a system.
She didn’t even have the mood to talk to it.
This system was useless. It would only ever cause trouble for her.
When it first appeared, it said that it wanted to restore her character.
In the end, it didn’t accomplish anything.
Avoiding the crowd, Lin Shanchu took a detour and headed to the cafeteria.
Everyone in the cafeteria was busy preparing dinner, so amidst the chaos, no one noticed Lin Shanchu.
She washed the blood off the knife and threw it into the sink.
She held the knife handle with the plastic bag the entire time so she didn’t leave any fingerprints.
Then, she left quickly.
Not long after she walked out, she heard the chef’s voice from inside.
“I was wondering why I couldn’t find this boning knife. It fell into a crack.”
Lin Shanchu didn’t stop walking at all and went straight down the emergency exit..