The next day, when everyone was preparing to bury Ming Fei, they found that the white cloth covering his body had been stained red with blood. The back of his head had been cruelly hollowed out, and the blood on the ground had already coagulated.
The people gathered around were startled.
"What is going on? Who dug out Ming Fei's crystal core?!"
"Damn, who is sick enough to dig out a dead man's crystal core?"
"Absolutely no humanity. Sister Jiasui, we must find out who did this!"
Yan Jiasui looked at the scene, her expression extremely serious.
The nature of this incident was extremely vile.
When a crystal core was taken from a zombie, it was already dead. But when a crystal core was taken from an ability user, their consciousness was often still awake. This completely breached the last moral bottom line of humanity.
Ji Chaoxi rushed over hurriedly. Upon seeing the hole in the back of Ming Fei's head, her tears immediately fell.
Wen Ruixin quickly supported her. "Don't worry, Chaoxi. Sister Jiasui will definitely find out the truth."
Ji Chaoxi's face grew even paler. Yan Jiasui walked over to her and said earnestly, "Chaoxi, we will give you an explanation."
Although no one knew exactly what relationship Ming Fei and Ji Chaoxi had, people in the building had always guessed they were a couple. Seeing how heartbroken Ji Chaoxi had been these past few days, this guess didn't seem far off.
Ji Chaoxi cried and shook her head. "Don't investigate it, please don't investigate it anymore. I don't want to see Ming Fei like this. I just want him to rest in peace."
She had clearly healed the hole in the back of Ming Fei's head, who was trying to frame her!
Seeing Ji Chaoxi crying so miserably, Yan Jiasui could not bear it.
Da Laocu, his face pale, said, "Why shouldn't we investigate? We definitely have to! This time it's Ming Fei, who will it be next time?"
Ji Chaoxi cried as she pulled the white cloth back over Ming Fei's head. "Don't look, please don't look at Ming Fei like this. He cared about his dignity the most..."
She cried so hard that her shoulders trembled continuously.
Even those who disliked Ji Chaoxi the most felt a bit of sympathy seeing her this heartbroken over someone else.
"Pfft." A short burst of laughter suddenly came from the corner.
Ji Chaoxi's sharp ears caught it. She looked toward the sound, just about to scold the person.
Pei Yufeng was leaning lazily against the wall, watching her with a leisurely expression.
Ji Chaoxi glanced at him and pretended not to see him.
She really did not like this man.
Da Laocu also heard the laughter and secretly glanced at Pei Yufeng.
"I think we still need to investigate this. Otherwise, what if some inhumane person does this again next time?"
Da Laocu's voice grew louder. "Some people not only abandon their teammates halfway, but also do such cruel things afterward. Do they not feel the slightest bit of guilt?"
The implication of this sentence was too obvious. Everyone else's gaze silently landed on Pei Yufeng.
Pei Yufeng raised an eyebrow, the expression on his face unchanging.
His gaze passed through the crowd and stopped on that little white crybaby. She was holding Wen Ruixin's arm, looking at him fearfully, teardrops still hanging on her eyelashes.
Yan Jiasui frowned deeply. "I know everyone is very tense right now, but we cannot suspect anyone without evidence."
"What if the next person to be suspected is ourselves? Let's all try to be understanding."
Da Laocu muttered, "But we should at least investigate. Are we just going to let such a huge matter slide?"
Ji Chaoxi was about to be angered to death by this Da Laocu.
She forced a smile. "What is the difference between being eaten by a zombie and having your crystal core dug out by a teammate? If Ming Fei knew in the underworld that his crystal core was useful to someone, he would probably be very gratified."
Wen Ruixin looked at Ji Chaoxi, who was pretending to be calm, and sighed.
Da Laocu still wanted to press the issue, but a man stepped forward. "Let it go, let it go."
"Everyone is already so tired, and yet we still have to investigate this kind of thing. Just like Chaoxi said, if Ming Fei knew his crystal core was still useful to us, he might also be happy."
Ji Chaoxi stared blankly at the man who spoke, a trace of emotion in her eyes.
He Qiuyun smiled gently at Ji Chaoxi.
Da Laocu watched this scene and rolled his eyes hard.
Ming Fei had just died, and He Qiuyun was already sucking up to her.
Some people felt a bit regretful seeing this.
Right, in the past, Ming Fei always stuck by Ji Chaoxi's side and didn't let anyone else get close. Now that Ming Fei was dead, wasn't Ji Chaoxi available?
He Qiuyun helped Ji Chaoxi sit down on the sofa and poured her a cup of warm water. "Chaoxi, rest for a bit. You haven't rested well these past few days."
He Qiuyun looked at her tenderly.
"Some people act like good brothers on the surface, but once that good brother dies, they start showing their true colors," a voice came from the crowd.
He Qiuyun's expression remained unchanged. "Ming Fei is gone. As his friend, it is only natural for me to take good care of Chaoxi in his stead. This is completely normal."
The others all had looks of disdain on their faces.
Whether he wanted to take care of her or take Ming Fei's place, he knew very well himself.
He Qiuyun brought Ji Chaoxi a can of luncheon meat. Ji Chaoxi smiled at him shyly. "Thank you, He Qiuyun."
He Qiuyun's eyes curved in a smile. "You don't need to thank me."
Yan Jiasui was also stunned by this scene. Wasn't Chaoxi just crying for Ming Fei? How could she, in the next second...
But Yan Jiasui didn't say anything. She just called a few people to move the body into the vehicle.
In the afternoon, they were going to scavenge for supplies, and they would find a place to bury Ming Fei then.
In truth, even if he was buried, zombies would dig him up, but doing this would make Ji Chaoxi feel a little less sad.
While in the car, He Qiuyun kept trying to make Ji Chaoxi happy, telling a whole bunch of jokes.
Everyone else was looking at the situation ahead with serious expressions, while the two in the back couldn't stop laughing.
Da Laocu glanced at the rearview mirror, his mouth twitching.
Right at that moment, Ji Chaoxi felt the man on her right spread his legs. She was sitting in the middle, and her space was significantly reduced.
The skirt and cargo pants brushed against each other lightly. Ji Chaoxi held her breath and shifted to the left, but Pei Yufeng spread his legs even wider. There wasn't much room in the car to begin with.
"Chaoxi, don't be afraid. I will protect you when the time comes. You just need to hide behind me," He Qiuyun said, looking at Ji Chaoxi earnestly.
Ji Chaoxi blushed slightly. "Really?"
The person on the right kept crowding her. Unable to tolerate it anymore, Ji Chaoxi finally looked over, and what she saw left her completely dumbfounded.
Pei Yufeng's long legs were stretched out brazenly. His whole being exuded a lazy aura. He leaned against the back of the seat, his fingers twirling an ordinary hair tie.
"Snap—"
The hair tie was pulled to its limit by Pei Yufeng and then snapped back. The feel of the hair tie made him let out a smile of unclear meaning.
Ji Chaoxi looked at him with a pale face. Seeing Ji Chaoxi's expression, the curve of Pei Yufeng's lips grew wider.
He Qiuyun also noticed the commotion next to them and leaned over.
"Brother Pei, since when do you carry a hair tie?"
"Ah." Pei Yufeng drew out the syllable. The look in his eyes as he stared at Ji Chaoxi was utterly wicked. "I just happened to pick it up."
He Qiuyun was a bit puzzled. Why would anyone bother picking up something off the ground?
