IJWTRQ Chapter 063

In the car on the way to the destination, Qiao Zhixue got in touch with Xu Mingyu and got the exact news.

“The ‘void’ happened to appear in the middle of two subway trains, and there was a five-minute time gap, the missing train actually sent an urgent message to the headquarters when they found the void, but it was simply too late, and it didn’t even have time to brake, the train crashed directly into the void, the message was only half sent. Fortunately, the headquarters discovered that a subway line had disappeared into thin air in time, and immediately suspended all subway lines on the entire line, and is currently confirming the passenger information on the subway.” Qiao Zhixue frowned, “It is 21 o’clock in the evening. Although it’s not the peak commuting hour, there are still quite a lot of people taking the subway. According to preliminary estimates, there are about one thousand passengers on the subway.”

One thousand people, the members of the supernatural team all took a deep breath, thinking of the worlds they have experienced, these thousand people… can they return to Earth alive?

Liang Xian stole a glance at Tan Yan, his expression remained calm, as if he had already made a decision.

Liang Xian knows exactly what decision Tan Yan can make.

The driver is Tu Zishi, and the experience of the parasitic world makes everyone fully recognize his driving skills, this time he even snatched the car from the driver’s hand, put on the police lights, ran through the red light all the way, avoiding traffic jams on the road to the destination.

Each time he made a mistake, almost all of them were close to rubbing the other cars whizzing by, each misalignment is calculated very accurately, and more than one point will cause a scratch, but he drove all the way without even half of the friction happening, the driver sitting in the co-pilot was full of admiration.

Tu Zishi flew wildly on the streets of B City at a speed of 100km/h, and arrived at the destination in only 20 minutes.

By this time, the subway platform had been blocked by the organization, and Minister Yu was waiting anxiously for them with his men.

With the level of danger in the post-apocalyptic world, every second that passes, the survival rate of the missing person is reduced by ten percent.

“How is it now?” Qiao Zhixue asked as soon as he got out of the car.

“The information of some people has been found through the cameras and subway cards at the entrance and exit,” Xu Mingyu said quickly, “There is also the number of people getting on and off the train at each subway junction, and the initial estimate is that there are 1,187 passengers on this train.”

Hearing this number, everyone’s heart aches, each number represents a living life!

At this time, Minister Yu had already brought people over, and he immediately looked at Tan Yan and said: “The leaders entrusted me to ask you a question, these people, if it is really possible to save, will you save them or not?”

“Save!” Tan Yan said simply.

Minister Yu’s face was grave, said: “In fact, it would be better to hide the news if all these people disappeared. You know the ‘void’ will cause social panic, once the news is leaked, it will not only be a problem for one or two thousand people. Moreover, these people have entered the post-apocalyptic world, and you know the situation beyond the ‘void’. The survival rate of these people is very low. When encountering a catastrophic world, maybe none of them can survive. Even if you ignore it, it is not your fault. Even so, you still have to save?”

“Save, even if there is only one person left, still have to be saved!” There is no hesitation in Tan Yan’s eyes.

“Very good,” A smile finally appeared on Minister Yu’s anxious face, “I didn’t see the wrong person.”

What an excellent person, who has superhuman power but never abuses it, walks among countless worlds but can stick to the bottom line. No matter how much cruelty and despair he has experienced, he has never given up on saving anyone.

“Each person is not an independent individual, there are countless families waiting behind them, and each life lost is a fatal blow to their loved ones.” Tan Yan said, “Life can never be measured by value.”

“Did you all hear that?” Minister Yu looked at the members of the supernatural team behind Tan Yan.

“Understood!” Everyone said in unison.

“I believe everyone is clear about the mission this time, do your best to save all the people who can be saved!” Minister Yu said, “In a different world, you are not bound by laws and organizations, and all choices must be made by yourself. Before making a choice, everyone must touch their conscience and ask yourself if you will regret it.”

“Yes!”

Seeing that the young people understood, Minister Yu also looked at Tan Yan and said: “Go ahead, you’re still in charge, whether it’s the lives of the supernatural team or the lives of the people on the subway, it’s all up to you to decide which is more important.”

Tan Yan didn’t speak, but just nodded. He understands that his task is difficult.

Although Feng Wu and Hai Liren have come, they cannot enter without awakening abilities. Cui Heyu’s abilities are not suitable, but he can make a difference in the real world. He said to the minister: “Minister, do you need me…”

“Not for now,” Minister Yu waved his hand and said, “If Tan Yan and the others can’t save even one person back, you will be required to control public opinion. We can think of another reason to explain this matter. Once they save the people back, then you don’t have to do anything.”

“Minister, are you planning to…”

“It’s not my plan, it’s because the paper can’t contain the fire after all¹包不住火 zhǐ bāo bù zhù huǒ: a well-known phrase, lit. paper can’t wrap fire; fig. the truth will out; truth will come to light sooner or later..” Minister Yu let out a long sigh, “How to stabilize the public at that time will require another set of plans.”

He smiled bitterly for a moment: “This time really put people’s conscience on the scales to see how much weight they have. I don’t know whether I should hope that they are alive or that the news will continue to be concealed.”

“Tan Yan will hope that everyone is alive.” Hearing these words, Liang Xian said this.

That person is more soft-hearted than anyone else and wants to save everyone even if he drains his own strength.

In the darkness of the subway tracks, the ‘void’, which is even darker than the night, quietly opens its body and swallows everything that can be swallowed.

The people present now, should they hope for a disaster that can instantly destroy human civilization beyond the ‘void’, or should they hope for a world where there are survivors like the parasitic world or the ice age?

It seems that either idea is right, both are for the country, the difference is just for everyone, or for more people.

The little deer followed behind Tan Yan with a ‘clip-clop’ and also wanted to enter the ‘void’.

At this time Tan Yan patted the little deer’s head and said: “You can’t go in this time.”

Ah San was puzzled: “The little deer’s fighting power is the strongest besides you, and his IQ is also very high, he’s a great help, why can’t he go in?”

“Because the combat power is strong, in the uncontrollable situation, the variables are also large.” Minister Yu said, “The little deer has his own judgment, but he doesn’t necessarily stand on the side of humans. If he believes that the survivors will be an obstacle for you to leave the other world, what will he do?”

Xu Mingyu touched his healed stomach and felt that it started to hurt again.

That’s right, the little deer can kill.

When he saw that Tan Yan was injured in order to save a group of irrelevant people, or sacrificed to protect others, he would not understand, he would only act in order not to let these people continue to hurt Tan Yan. He will not be bound by any morality and conscience in doing this. He is not a human being, so there is no need to think about problems from a human perspective.

Tan Yan is usually so clumsy in doing questions, but at the critical moment, he even thought of this.

The little deer understood what everyone said, and he stomped his hooves on the ground anxiously, wanting to follow Tan Yan, but he was not sure if he would make a move at that time.

Liang Xian suddenly understood at that moment, although the little deer has a high IQ, his purpose is very clear. He wanted to protect Tan Yan and prevent this man from working so hard on the front line. Don’t know, this kind of emotion, who has influenced him to become so paranoid.

“Be obedient.” Tan Yan said solemnly, “Don’t follow in, don’t hurt anyone. I’ll be back, for now, I’m more important than the people I’m trying to rescue, I still know that.”

With his promise, the little deer was relieved, but still wanted to follow, afraid that it would be like the last time, run out at the last minute.

In this situation, who can catch him?

Tan Yan’s eyes fell on Xu Mingyu, Xu Mingyu felt a stomach ache, and quickly shook his head.

Qiao Zhixue put a hand on the little deer’s back and said: “I’ll do it, I’ll watch him.”

The little deer trembled, and turned around to stare bravely at Qiao Zhixue. This human being is very weak, he can completely break free from Qiao Zhixue.

Qiao Zhixue said lightly: “If he dares to escape from me, as long as he returns to Earth, I can peel off a layer of his skin.”

The little deer trembled.

Qiao Zhixue said again: “Oh, no, skinning is meaningless. I should dissect his brain while he is alive without taking anesthesia, and observe the brain activity of the supernatural person when he uses the supernatural power, maybe I can find a way to stimulate the awakening of the supernatural power.”

The little deer: “…”

Qiao Zhixue picked up his fluffy deer face, nudge the little deer’s nose, and said with a delighted face: “In that case, it is better if you disobey and enter another world. I have long wanted to study you, but Tan Yan said that you are an intelligent creature, and should be treated as you deserve, so I have never done it. As long as you don’t behave, I’ll have a reason.”

The little deer: “…”

He approached Qiao Zhixue with great difficulty, and rubbed his head on Qiao Zhixue’s face in a friendly manner, expressing that I would be good and not run around.

Minister Yu: “…”

Sure enough, educated people are the scariest.

Qiao Zhixue hugged the little deer and said to Tan Yan: “Now you can rest assured.”

“Thank you.” Tan Yan showed a faint smile.

Liang Xian looked at their interaction with very mixed feelings, in the heart of Tan Yan, he probably received the same treatment as the little deer.

Tan Yan, Ah San, Liang Xian, Qin Li, Qiu Qizheng, Yan Yongfeng, and Tu Zishi, a group of seven people, the only supernatural beings in the real world, put their backpacks on their backs and stepped into the ‘void’.

After the familiar feeling of disintegration and reconstruction disappears, they appear in a supermarket that has been looted, with a fallen subway train under their feet and terrified people beside it.

The people in the supernatural team were slightly relieved, even a building like a supermarket was intact, which means that this is not a catastrophic world. According to Qiao Zhixue’s classification, the types of abilities in this world should come from humans or from other beings, not from the Earth or the universe.

“Hello everyone, I am a policeman, here to rescue you.” Tan Yan said to the crowd, “Don’t worry, no matter what happens, I will bring you back to our world.”

The derailment of the subway caused many deaths and injuries. Just as they were at a loss, a few young people suddenly appeared on the subway and said that they were policemen and wanted to save them. This… how can people believe this?

This chapter is quite short, I’ll post the next chapter soon.

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  包不住火 zhǐ bāo bù zhù huǒ: a well-known phrase, lit. paper can’t wrap fire; fig. the truth will out; truth will come to light sooner or later.